From the Holy Mountain : A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium

Collins, UK, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. Illustrator: Olivia Fraser. Hardcover. 483 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 1997. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned and mildly foxed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. On the way John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist stayed in caves, monasteries and remote hermitages, collecting the wisdom of the stylites and the desert fathers before their fragile world finally shattered under the great eruption of Islam. More than a thousand years later, using Moschos's writings as his guide, William Dalrymple set off to retrace their footsteps. *** Illustrator: Olivia Fraser. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN: 0002555093. ISBN/EAN: 9780002555098. Inventory No: 24030069.. 9780002555098