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GEBHARDT (Víctor). LA TIERRA Santa: su Historia, sus Monumentos, sus Tradiciones, sus Recuerdos, su Estado Actual. Barcelona. 1878-1879. - GEBHARDT (Víctor) LA TIERRA Santa: su Historia, sus Monumentos, sus Tradiciones, sus Recuerdos, su Estado Actual . Nueva edición ilustrada con magníficos grabados, láminas en acero y mapas iluminados. Barcelona: Espasa y Compañía, Editores, 1878-1879. 2 v.: il.; 365 mm. New edition of this monumental work on the Holy Land, in two large-format volumes profusely illustrated with engravings in the text, intaglio plates, and illuminated maps. The first Spanish edition was published by Espasa y Compañía themselves in 1878-1879 and is the only known edition of the work. La Tierra Santa was one of the monumental publications that established the reputation of Espasa y Compañía of Barcelona as one of the leading European publishers of the last quarter of the 19th century. Víctor Gebhardt (1830-1894), a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of History, compiled the work from the main sources on Palestine then available, cited on the frontispiece: Castillo, Deshayes, Chateaubriand, Géramb, Liévin, Damas, Cassini, Bourassé, Mislin, Saulcy, and Guérin. The text traces the history of the Holy Land from the Israelite conquest to Muslim rule, with descriptions of its monuments, traditions, and contemporary state. Estimated. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate