[ Giornale delle osservazioni fatte ne’ viaggi in Egitto, nella Siria, nella Nubia / Giovanni Battista Brocchi ] Giornale 3. Viaggio in Siria anno 1823-1824 / Giovanni Battista Brocchi
Travel of Giovanni Battista Brocchi

61. Monk rings the bell if you open the door of the convent

Kidron Valley - Israel (Cedron)
Title
Monk rings the bell if you open the door of the convent
Short description
Giovanni Battista Brocchi tells that a monk stands at the lookout of the Convent of St. Saba and with the ringing of a bell makes a sign if the door is opened.
Text on source
Un monaco sta alla vedetta, e quando scorge viaggiatori di cui abbia un anticipato avviso, o individui del Convento, col suono di una campanella fa un segno onde si apra la porta. Questa porta è angusta e ferrata.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 482
Date
1824 04 13
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
Narrator
1
Place
1
Sounds
1
How to quote
Murarotto E., "Monk rings the bell if you open the door of the convent" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 03 01.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.25

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