Bulley, Margaret H. (Margaret Hattersley), b. 1882 · New York : The Macmillan Company · leaf 332
gressof the building. How fast it grew ! It stood high abovethe river, and had great walls which enclosed an opencourt which Abderrahman planted with orange trees andpalms. At one end of the court was a covered-in space,and day by day fresh columns were added to support itsroof Abderrahman thought… … ARAB ART 255 forest of columnB, made of porphyry, jasper and colouredmarbles of everjJ sort, and bright with inlay of lapis-lazuHwould support tile roof The Byzantine Emperor wouldsend from Byzan :ium a shipload of little glass cubes forthe mosaics, and wonderful jewels and ivory and sweet-scented…
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