Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
Book Excerpt: Michael--Incubation practiced in them--Instances--Churches of S. Cosmas and Damian-- Practice at Caerleon--Superstition hard to kill--Grotto of LourdesCHAPTER XIROBBERS' DENSHumphrey Kynaston--His adventurous life--Cave at Ness Cliff--Chinamen-- David at Adullam--Bandit caves in Palestine--Lombrive--Surtshellir-- Feruiden's cave--Gargas--La Crouzafce--The haunts of Grettir-- Dunterton--Precautions against burglary--Story of K. F. Masch--His capture--The Leichtweishohle--Adersbach retreats--Babinsky--His captureCHAPTER XIIBOOK SEPULCHRESDifference between the tombs of the Israelites and those of the Egyptians--The reason for this--Jewish catacombs at Rome--Christian catacombs--Puticoli--Numerous catacombs--Those of Syracuse--Those of Paris--Crypts became vaults for kings and nobles--Desecration--That of Louis XI.--The instinct of immortality--Cave burials--In the Petit MoriRead More
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Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
Book Excerpt: Michael--Incubation practiced in them--Instances--Churches of S. Cosmas and Damian-- Practice at Caerleon--Superstition hard to kill--Grotto of LourdesCHAPTER XIROBBERS' DENSHumphrey Kynaston--His adventurous life--Cave at Ness Cliff--Chinamen-- David at Adullam--Bandit caves in Palestine--Lombrive--Surtshellir-- Feruiden's cave--Gargas--La Crouzafce--The haunts of Grettir-- Dunterton--Precautions against burglary--Story of K. F. Masch--His capture--The Leichtweishohle--Adersbach retreats--Babinsky--His captureCHAPTER XIIBOOK SEPULCHRESDifference between the tombs of the Israelites and those of the Egyptians--The reason for this--Jewish catacombs at Rome--Christian catacombs--Puticoli--Numerous catacombs--Those of Syracuse--Those of Paris--Crypts became vaults for kings and nobles--Desecration--That of Louis XI.--The instinct of immortality--Cave burials--In the Petit MoriRead More
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781442935631 |
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| Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant |
| Publication date: | 07/16/2009 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 584 KB |
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