Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 78
L ARCHITEC TURE. 51 of palm stems plastered over. All that was needed was retirementfrom passing scenes, and shade from the suns rays. It was notnecessary that the whole of the square court forming the mosqueshould be roofed in, for the number of worshippers who remainedfor any length of time in… … FIG. 3.—PLAN OF THE MOSQUE OF AMR. brief periods occupied by the ordinary prayers, the open court couldbe used if the roofed portions did not afford space enough. Thesame principle was observed in the plans of the early mosques ofEgypt. An open court for occasional use, and roofed cloisters forthe…
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