Field notes and sketches from trip to the Levant, 1750-51. Written manuscript by Wood's daughter.
Robert "Palmyra" Wood, Giovanni Battista Borra, et al.
The Arch of Septimius Severus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Arch_of_Palmyra
Tear in lower right corner of page. (Where is the edge of the page? Why is part of the text-object cropped away?)
Height in published drawing (Tab. 23) 2.3, so 2 feet 3 inches. "5" obviously an error.
Architectural feature. According to the publication, Corinthian style.
Fold in page. Is this deliberate manipulation of the page by the user(s) to mark out a page from among others? [Why is this digital version of the page cropped? What potentially significant information about this text-object has been filtered out at the scanning/image editing stage and why?]
Vertical line of a 'pale yellow' colour (as enhanced?) runs almost down middle of page.
goddess (in cuneiform we mark deities as a type of person)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132543
Auto-suggestion may not be correct location
architectural feature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modillion
Perforation in the upper right corner of the page. Is this from the binding process?
The sculpted portrait looks more in 18th century style than classical
Confirmation needed34° 33′ 45.9″ N, 38° 15′ 26.8″ EPalmyra Castle, also known as Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma'ani Castle (Arabic: قلعة فخر الدين المعني‎) or Tadmur Castle, is a castle overlooking Palmyra in the province of Homs, Syria.
Alternative transcription of pasha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashaw
the Semitic language of the Arabs, spoken by some 150 million people throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Detail is clearer in published illustration.
Human figure with wings visible behind his head. (Winged ears?)
Towards the north.Facing the north.https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/northward
Very distinctive motif on the pedestal/upsidedown capital(?)
Unrealistically detailed representation of architectural ruins
A local herbalist with a notoriously gravelly voice.
Outer wall of the Temple of Bel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Bel
Brackets functioned as statue pedestals.
This is the title of this section of the Wood diary.
Joanna Ashe https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joanna-ashe-93005135
a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall.https://www.britannica.com/technology/pilaster
Last word unclear also in the original drawing.
Joanna Ashe, https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joanna-ashe-93005135