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PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
After the Mohammedan conquest
of Palestine, early in the seventh cen-
tury, Caesarea continued to be a wealthy
and important city, and Baldwin I., who
gained possession of it in a.d. iioi,
after a siege of fifteen days, found great
treasures within its walls. The " Sacro
Catino," preserved in the treasury of
y--■ —■t.:::--^?! S. Lorenzo at Genoa, formed part of
this plunder. It is a transparent green
tazza of hexagonal form, slightly orna-
mented, and was said to have been
used for the distribution of wine at
" the Last Supper," on which account it
was held sacred. It was longr believed
to be an emerald, but experts have
decided that it is a remarkable speci-
men of ancient glass. This treasured
tazza was the " holy grail " of mediaeval
romance. Caesarea was on this occasion
LANDING AT JAFFA.
This is always attended with difficulty, as there is no harbour for large vessels at Jaffa. Steamers are obliged to anchor in the roadstead, about
half a mile from the shore, and passengers are landed in small Arab boats.
PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
After the Mohammedan conquest
of Palestine, early in the seventh cen-
tury, Caesarea continued to be a wealthy
and important city, and Baldwin I., who
gained possession of it in a.d. iioi,
after a siege of fifteen days, found great
treasures within its walls. The " Sacro
Catino," preserved in the treasury of
y--■ —■t.:::--^?! S. Lorenzo at Genoa, formed part of
this plunder. It is a transparent green
tazza of hexagonal form, slightly orna-
mented, and was said to have been
used for the distribution of wine at
" the Last Supper," on which account it
was held sacred. It was longr believed
to be an emerald, but experts have
decided that it is a remarkable speci-
men of ancient glass. This treasured
tazza was the " holy grail " of mediaeval
romance. Caesarea was on this occasion
LANDING AT JAFFA.
This is always attended with difficulty, as there is no harbour for large vessels at Jaffa. Steamers are obliged to anchor in the roadstead, about
half a mile from the shore, and passengers are landed in small Arab boats.