This edition had all images removed.
Title:
Le Tour du Monde; Perse
Journal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2. sem. 1860
Note: Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(BnF/Gallica) at http:
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Summary: "Le Tour du Monde; Perse" by Various is a collection of travel articles written in the mid-19th century. This compilation features a series of accounts documenting travels and experiences in Persia, highlighting significant locations like Ispahan and Kaschan, along with the impressions of notable travelers. The work aims to provide insight into the culture, architecture, and daily life of Persia during this period. The opening of "Le Tour du Monde; Perse" introduces the city of Ispahan through the eyes of the Count de Gobineau, who arrives amid a lavish display involving the local governor and a grand parade of officials. Gobineau provides a vivid description of Ispahan's once glorious splendor, its decaying beauty, and notable landmarks such as the Chehar-Baghi gardens and the notable Mosque of the King. He recounts his interactions with the city's residents, particularly the polite governor, and reflects on Ispahan's declining population and the remnants of its past magnificence. The narrative sets a tone of both admiration for the cultural richness of Persian cities and melancholy for their faded glory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Various
Editor: Charton, Édouard, 1807-1890
EBook No.: 25394
Published: May 8, 2008
Downloads: 67
Language: French
Subject: Geography -- Pictorial works -- Periodicals
Subject: Voyages and travels -- Periodicals
Subject: Travelers -- Periodicals
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Le Tour du Monde; Perse
Journal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2. sem. 1860
Note: Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(BnF/Gallica) at http:
//gallica.bnf.fr)
Summary: "Le Tour du Monde; Perse" by Various is a collection of travel articles written in the mid-19th century. This compilation features a series of accounts documenting travels and experiences in Persia, highlighting significant locations like Ispahan and Kaschan, along with the impressions of notable travelers. The work aims to provide insight into the culture, architecture, and daily life of Persia during this period. The opening of "Le Tour du Monde; Perse" introduces the city of Ispahan through the eyes of the Count de Gobineau, who arrives amid a lavish display involving the local governor and a grand parade of officials. Gobineau provides a vivid description of Ispahan's once glorious splendor, its decaying beauty, and notable landmarks such as the Chehar-Baghi gardens and the notable Mosque of the King. He recounts his interactions with the city's residents, particularly the polite governor, and reflects on Ispahan's declining population and the remnants of its past magnificence. The narrative sets a tone of both admiration for the cultural richness of Persian cities and melancholy for their faded glory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Various
Editor: Charton, Édouard, 1807-1890
EBook No.: 25394
Published: May 8, 2008
Downloads: 67
Language: French
Subject: Geography -- Pictorial works -- Periodicals
Subject: Voyages and travels -- Periodicals
Subject: Travelers -- Periodicals
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.