Royalty in Sicily : One of Palermo's Gruesome Relics Visited by the King. 1907.

For Sale is a Full Page taken from "The Bystander, May 1st, 1907," showing a Photograph called "Royalty in Sicily," showing "One of Palermo's Gruesome Relics Visited by the King."

Sicily is rich in gruesome Relics of Mediaeval warfare, the Cathedral of Palermo containing a remarkable collection of mummies dating from the days of the Saracens. The Convent of the Cappucioi, however, afforded the Royal visitors even more material for curiosity, containing, as it does, in its vaults, a veritable museum of twelve or fifteen hundred mummies of monks, some grimacing, others appearing to cry, some opening their mouths, others displaying black outstretched tongues.

Condition is Very Good.