Description
Book SynopsisThis volume includes over 150 never previously published photographs of archaeological sites in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel) taken in 1875 by photographer Tancrede Dumas for the American Palestine Exploration Society.
Trade Review
'The Photographs of the American Palestine Exploration Society is a solid and useful contribution to a growing field. This volume provides thoughtful and well-produced materials to enable the work to progress.' (Simon Goldhill, Bryn Mawr Classical Review March 5 2013)
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I:
Chapter 1: A Brief History of the American Palestine Exploration Society, 1870-1880
Chapter 2: Archaeological Photography and the Photography of Tancrède Dumas in Context
Chapter 3: The Itinerary of the 1875 Expedition
Chapter 4: APES Plans for its Photographs, and a History of the Extant Photographic Collections
PART II:
Catalogue: The Dumas Photographs from the 1875 Expedition
Appendix A: Cross-Reference of Photographic Collections
Appendix B: List of American Palestine Exploration Society Staff and Committee Members in 1875
Appendix C: The 1873 Firman and its Translation
Appendix D: Archival Documents in the Collection of the Palestine Exploration Fund relating to the American Palestine Exploration Society.
