Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 149
the marblescame from, in the rough; but there are certainly no marble quar-ries near Ramla, unless the ancient temples and other buildings ofRoman and Christian times were utilized in this manner. TheMohammadan builders were in the habit of making raids upon theChristian remains of Egypt whenever… … FIG. 31.—MOSAIC PAVEMENT (t^th). (South Kensington Museum.) the churches still retained something of their ancient splendour;while the sanctuary was lined with marbles and carved woodbrought from the fortress of Jaffa, which he had just captured atthe point of the sword. The majority of the columns…
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