THE VIGNETTE ON THE TITLE-PAGE. 
The grandeur of the ruins of Baalbec can best be appreciated by the large drawings 
in this Work of the eastern portico of the temple; of the doorway, so unrivalled in 
enrichment; and others of our illustrations of the remains of this extraordinary city; 
but from no point are the ruins of Baalbec seen in such picturesque combination as 
from the Fountain, where temples, bridges, water, and varied foliage, make up, with 
the ruined columns in the foreground, a scene of most singular beauty. 
