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Drawing by Fr. Félix-Marie Abel: a street in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 1926
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A street in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 1926, by Fr. Félix-Marie Abel (1878–1953), one of the masters of the École’s founding generation. A renowned professor known for his command of the Greek sources and his knowledge of the history and geography of Palestine, he also took part in the publication of the Jerusalem Bible. He was an accomplished watercolourist and draughtsman, and wrote an illustrated guide to the Holy Land.

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