Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : W. Pickering · leaf 61
CROSS FROM MOUNT ATHOS. … his ships through the lower part of this vast mass of mountains. Since the time of the later Christian Emperors of Constantinople, it has been celebrated chiefly for the number of its monasteries, on which account it received the name of the Holy Mountain ("Ayiov 6'poc, or, as it was called by the…
Costume · Clothing and dress · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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