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Excerpt from Two Years and a Half in the Navy, Vol. 2 of 2: Or, Journal of a Cruise in the Mediterranean and Levant, on Board of the U. S. Frigate Constellation, in the Years 1829, and 1831 Loss of our Anchor in the Harbour of Genoa - Anxiety to find it - Approach to Genoa - Appearance of the surrounding Country - Harbour - View of the City from our Anchorage - Music alongside the Morning after our Arrival - The Musicians - Specimen of Italian character on going ashore - Italian Ciceroni - Trattorie - General Description of Genoa - Italian Churches - Difference between them and the ancient Greek Temples - Church of Carignano - Bridge of Carignano - Cathedral - Chapel of St. John the Baptist - Custom of excluding Women from it - Ashes of that Saint - The Catino - Church of St. Cyrus - Church of the Annunciation - Painting of the Stoning of St. Stephen in the Church dedicated to that Saint - Impossibility of embodying the Attributes of Deity in a Picture or Statue - Palaces - Gallery of Paintings in the Brignole Palace - Gilded Saloon in the Palace of the Marquis of Serra - Ancient Palace of the Doges - Marble Bust of Columbus - Two original Letters - His Signature - Tribute to the Memory of Columbus - Charitable Institutions of Genoa - Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb - Dialogue in writing with one of the Scholars - Albergo dei Poveri - Alto-Relievo by Michael Angelo, representing Mary contemplating her dead Son - Occupations of the Poor in the Albergo - Hospital of Pammatone - Insane Hospital - Asylum for Orphan Girls - University - New Theatre - Garden of Pallavicini - Villa of the Marquis di Negro - Visits on board while the Ship remained at Genoa - Florentine Family - History of Genoa About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Lifestyle, sport & leisure Travel & holiday Travel & holiday guides

• Plný název: Two Years and a Half in the Navy, Vol. 2 of 2
• Podnázev: Or, Journal of a Cruise in the Mediterranean and Levant, on Board of the U. S. Frigate Constellation, in the Years 1829, and 1831 (Classic Reprint)
• Autor: E C Wines
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 362
• EAN: 9781330246979
• ISBN: 9781330246979
• ID: 09646785
• Nakladatelství: Forgotten Books
• Hmotnost: 485 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 19 mm
• Datum vydání: 27. June 2015

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