Architecture : an introduction to the history and theory of the art of building (1912)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 167
st derivefrom the Arab lattice. Minarets—very talland slender towers—were built, which comparein beauty with Western spires. Foiled archeswere carried further in design and handedto the West by the Moors in Spain. The domewas perfected as an external architecturalform. Byzantine domes had been… … Fia. 36. THE EASTERN CYCLE 165 less derived from old Persian enamelledbricks. They were mostly made at Kashan,and similar Kashi decoration has con-tinued in use until modern days. Theseglittering casings of hard enamelled materialare a great architectural invention. Thereare many fine specimens of…
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