'GIVAT SAUL' – VIENNA 1893 – SINGLE EDITION

'GIVAT SAUL' – VIENNA 1893 – SINGLE EDITION
The author is Rabbi Saul Harnstein of Vienna, who was known as an artist and painter. His works of art describe holy places and tombs of Tzadikkim in the Land of Israel. He made the paintings after he had travelled to the Land of Israel in 1893. Among his famous works are 'Mizrach' (East) in the image of a carpet on which are embroidered graphic descriptions of places in Israel, among them the Tomb of Rabbi Meir Ba'al Ha'Nes, the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Jaffa, the Tomb of the prophet Elisha, the Cave of Machpela, the Tomb of Rachel and many more.
He composed the book before us immediately after his journey to Israel and it is full of fascinating material which is important to researchers of Israel at the time and is cited as a reliable source for the history of Israel and its holy places.
From the title page of the book: "The books divides into three, the first part explains the names of mountains in Israel. The second describes seas, lakes and rivers in Israel. The third part describes the judges and kings who ruled the land since Joshua until our days and the customs of the land and of the Arabs and a table of the rulers and kings … from the exodus from Egypt until our days".
The book was written in light of the awakening of the 'Chibat Zion' movement in Russia – as is explained in its introduction and agreements.
There are two agreements, of Rabbi Yosef Dov Ber Cohen of Vienna: "Many are the Chovevei Zion who wish to travel to the Land of Israel and the book will be most useful for them" and of Rabbi Shalom Kutna, rabbinical judge of Izenstat.
At the end of the book there is a title page and two agreements in German, of Dr. Yelenik of Vienna and Dr. D. Brol. There is also an introduction and a poem about the love of Zion and Jerusalem in German.
Rare!
101 pp. in Hebrew
Condition: Very Good.