Visits To Monasteries in the Levant

Project Gutenberg's Visits To Monasteries in the Levant, by Robert CurzonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Visits To Monasteries in the LevantAuthor: Robert CurzonRelease Date: May 16, 2010 [EBook #32397]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MONASTERIES ***Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book wasproduced from scanned images of public domain materialfrom the Google Print project.)Book's cover: CURZON'S MONASTERIESFrom a Drawing made on the spot by Viscount Eastnor. VIEW OF THE GREAT MONASTERYOF METEORA, FROM THE MONASTERY OF BARLAAM, WITH THE RIVER PENEUSIN THE DISTANCE.From a Drawing made on the spot by Viscount Eastnor.VIEW OF THE GREAT MONASTERY OF METEORA, FROM THE MONASTERY OF BARLAAM, WITH THERIVER PENEUS IN THE DISTANCE.VISITS TO MONASTERIESINTHE LEVANT.BY THEBLE.HON ROBERT CURZON, JUN.From a Sketch by R. Curzon. Interior of the Court of a Greek Monastery. A monk iscalling the congregation to prayer, by beating a board called the simandro (σιμανδρο)which is generally used instead of bells.From a Sketch by R. Curzon.Interior of the Court of a Greek Monastery. A monk is calling the congregation to prayer, by beating aboard called the ...