Ruines de la Prison de St. Pierre (Jerusalem) – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Ruines de la Prison de St. Pierre (Jerusalem) in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Ruines de la Prison de St. Pierre (Jerusalem)
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Few sites in Jerusalem carry as specific a story as this ruined prison, which tradition links to the imprisonment of the apostle Peter described in the Acts of the Apostles. Auguste Salzmann made the photograph during his survey of the city's monuments, and this albumen print appeared in 1856 as plate 14 of the third volume of his *Jérusalem*. Salzmann's project was among the earliest systematic photographic records of the Holy City, and the Paris firm Gidé and J. Baudry's printing helped European viewers see ancient stonework that most had known only from engravings and travel accounts.
| Created / published | Paris : Gidé et J. Baudry, 1856. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1850-1860.Albumen prints 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Published in: Jérusalem; étude et reproduction photographique des monuments de la Ville Sainte, depuis l'époque judaïque jusqu'à nos jours / Auguste Salzmann. Paris: Gidé et J. Baudry, 1856, v. 3, no. 14. |
| Subjects | Prisons--Jerusalem--1850-1860. Ruins--Jerusalem--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,657 × 3,752 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222255 |
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