‘The Bible and the East’
Reference code
ATK/02/04
Title
‘The Bible and the East’
Date
1883-1946
Level of description
file
Scope and content
Handwritten notes relating to early references to astronomical influences in the East, including biblical quotations and notes on Jewish and Islamic astronomical architectural influences. Includes a printed map of Jerusalem in 1550 CE and a plan of the Mosque of Shah. Also, one page of notes on Confucianism and Buddhism in China and India.
Creator
Atkinson, Thomas Dinham (1864-1948), architect and historian