Description of the Holy Land
Name of text: | Description of the Holy Land |
Author of text: | John of Wurzburg |
Date of text: | 1160-70 |
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Name of structure in text: | Temple Mount [Temple of the Lord] |
Type of structure in text: | church |
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Century of structure 1: | 7 AD |
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Country in text: | Israel |
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City in text: | Jerusalem |
Specific place of mosaic in text: | Outside, from the middle upwards |
Description of mosaic in text: | Finest mosaic work |
Mosaic date in text: | 7 AD |
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
Colour descriptions in text: | |
Bibliography: | John of Wurzburg, Description of the Holy Land, trans. by Aubrey Stewart (London: Palestine Pilgrims Text Society, 1890), ch. 4, p. 15. |
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