{"product_id":"alessandria-degitto-e-il-suo-porto","title":"Alexandria in Egypt and Its Harbour","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the left, inside the walls beside the Cairo gate, a Latin inscription marks a stone: underneath it, the inscription notes, the body of Saint Mark was found, and then taken to Venice.\u003c\/strong\u003e You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexandria in 1575, with the harbour, Pompey's Pillar and the place of Saint Mark.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn a hallway or beside a bookcase it is a window on the Mediterranean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves Egypt or Venice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Venetian merchants, Buono da Malamocco and Rustico da Torcello, carried it off in 828. The story goes that they hid it in a basket under pork, so that the Muslim customs officers would keep their distance. In Venice Saint Mark became the patron of the city; the head, according to Coptic tradition, stayed in Alexandria. In June 1968 Pope Paul VI returned a fragment of the relics to the Copts, which he had received from the Patriarch of Venice: today it is in Cairo, in Saint Mark's Cathedral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a plate from the second volume of the \u003cem\u003eCivitates orbis terrarum\u003c\/em\u003e by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, published in Cologne in 1575, engraved on copper. The cartouche at the top recalls that the city was founded by Alexander the Great and that inside its walls it is full of ruins, yet as large as Paris. Top right, on a promontory, stands the column known as Pompey's Pillar, which was in fact raised for the emperor Diocletian; at the bottom, the harbour with its ships and a tower the plate calls “Pharus”, like the ancient lighthouse. This uncoloured copy is part of the David Rumsey Map Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has seen Egypt or dreams of it, and for those who know Saint Mark's Basilica by heart, it is a gift to hang in a hallway or beside a bookcase. And on the left, under that stone, Saint Mark's place is still empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55584697352533,"sku":"A0F6MKIDL0RFY","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/alessandria-degitto-e-il-suo-porto-principale.jpg?v=1793360881","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/alexandria-in-egypt-and-its-harbour-braun-hogenberg-print","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}