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General view of Philae, taken from Bibbeh. In the great temple in the centre of the view the sacred college still celebrated the mysteries of Isis and Osiris so late as A.D. 443, and thus for sixty-four years resisted the forcible conversion of Egypt to Christianity which followed the edict of Theodosius.

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General view of Philae, taken from Bibbeh.  In the great temple in the centre of the view the sacred college still celebrated the mysteries of Isis and Osiris so late as A.D. 443, and thus for sixty-four years resisted the forcible conversion of Egypt to Christianity which followed the edict of Theodosius.

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General view of Philae, taken from Bibbeh. In the great temple in the centre of the view the sacred college still celebrated the mysteries of Isis and Osiris so late as A.D. 443, and thus for sixty-four years resisted the forcible conversion of Egypt to Christianity which followed the edict of Theodosius.
Collection

Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881 - 1884
Place: New York
Publisher: D. Appleton
Library locations
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: *PWC+ (Wilson, C. W. Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. 1881)
Topics
Temples -- Egypt -- Philae
Nile River
Philae (Egypt)
Bas-reliefs -- Egypt -- Philae
Sailboats -- Egypt -- Philae
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 16.5 x 24.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG794840631-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10607452
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9e374120-c5f3-012f-ee8e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "General view of Philae, taken from Bibbeh. In the great temple in the centre of the view the sacred college still celebrated the mysteries of Isis and Osiris so late as A.D. 443, and thus for sixty-four years resisted the forcible conversion of Egypt to Christianity which followed the edict of Theodosius." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1884. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-606c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "General view of Philae, taken from Bibbeh. In the great temple in the centre of the view the sacred college still celebrated the mysteries of Isis and Osiris so late as A.D. 443, and thus for sixty-four years resisted the forcible conversion of Egypt to Christianity which followed the edict of Theodosius." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-606c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1884). General view of Philae, taken from Bibbeh. In the great temple in the centre of the view the sacred college still celebrated the mysteries of Isis and Osiris so late as A.D. 443, and thus for sixty-four years resisted the forcible conversion of Egypt to Christianity which followed the edict of Theodosius. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-606c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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General view of Philae, taken from Bibbeh.  In the great temple in the centre of the view the sacred college still celebrated the mysteries of Isis and Osiris so late as A.D. 443, and thus for sixty-four years resisted the forcible conversion of Egypt to Christianity which followed the edict of Theodosius.