The Land of the Forum and the Vatican; or, Thoughts and Sketches during an Easter Pilgrimage to Rome.
- Singerman ID
- supp0322
- Year
- 1855
- Entry
- Hall, Newman. The Land of the Forum and the Vatican; or, Thoughts and Sketches during an Easter Pilgrimage to Rome. Boston: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1855. xv, [i], 463 p., [1] p. of adv.
- Author/Editor
- Hall, Newman
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Title
- The Land of the Forum and the Vatican; or, Thoughts and Sketches during an Easter Pilgrimage to Rome.
- Language
- English
- Printer/Publisher
- Robert Carter & Brothers
- Notes
- The Arch of Titus and its details are described on pp. 204-7; for the "thousands of captive Jews" as the Coliseum’s construction builders, see pp. 223-24. Hall witnessed during Holy Week in Rome the annual baptism ceremony and a priest’s baptism of a Jewish woman from Constantinople (see pp. [305]-8, within the chapter, "Holy Saturday").
- Collection
- Chronological File, 1676 to 1900
Hall, Newman, “The Land of the Forum and the Vatican; or, Thoughts and Sketches during an Easter Pilgrimage to Rome.”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/51275