Publications, Issue 3, Volume 1, Part 6Royal Asiatic Society, 1835 |
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Page 112
... bridges supported on pillars , their masts are taken down , and they are driven under one of the arches . When they come to this bridge by the palace , the boatmen loosen some of the pieces of timber fastened by the ropes , and , taking ...
... bridges supported on pillars , their masts are taken down , and they are driven under one of the arches . When they come to this bridge by the palace , the boatmen loosen some of the pieces of timber fastened by the ropes , and , taking ...
Page 116
... bridge . On the bridge , also , are two walls , with battlements on both sides . On the outside of the gate of the above - mentioned tower is the picture of Constantine the Emperor : on its inner gate is that of the Emperor Vladimir ...
... bridge . On the bridge , also , are two walls , with battlements on both sides . On the outside of the gate of the above - mentioned tower is the picture of Constantine the Emperor : on its inner gate is that of the Emperor Vladimir ...
Page 183
... bridge on his route , and laid at the bottom many barrels of gunpowder . Having now passed it , he set fire to the powder ; and the bridge being blown up , the passage was intercepted . This place was five versts distant from the city ...
... bridge on his route , and laid at the bottom many barrels of gunpowder . Having now passed it , he set fire to the powder ; and the bridge being blown up , the passage was intercepted . This place was five versts distant from the city ...
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afterwards Aleppo ancient Archimandrite arrived astonished banquet beautiful blessing boat bowed bridge built chaunted choristers church city of Novogorod Clergy commemoration consecrated Priests Constantinople convent Cossacks court cross cupolas cups custom dinars dish door Emperor empire Empress entered festival fish four gate gems gilt gold Grandees Greek hand Haziran Heads Holy hour hundred Imperial janissaries Kniazes Kolomna Lady lake Lord the Messiah Lord the Patriarch Mass master Matins mentioned Metropolitan Metropolitan of Moscow monastery Monks morning Muscovites name of St Nicolas Nicon night paid our devotions palace Patriarch of Moscow pearls Pentecost performed person picture prayer present Priests and Deacons Pskov rang the bells Refectory returned road robes round royal door Russian Saint sakkos sanctuary SECT sent Sergius side silver Smolensko Sobor stone Tamouz tapers thousand dinars took tower town Treasurer Trinity troops vast versts village Voivode walls whilst whole wonderful wood