Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 98
ated with marble slabs, which rise to the height ofthirty feet, and are arranged in rectangular panels and bordersof contrasted colours, black, white, and yellow. In the centreof the east wall is the mihrab, or niche, indicating the directionof prayer towards Mekka.* This consists in a… … 7. 9 - t i 72 ART OF THE SARACENS. of two marble columns, and the top of a pointed arch vaultedlike a shell inside. The interior of the niche is beautifullyadorned with three tiers of arches (the first pointed, the secondround, and the third trefoil) supported by dwarf columns, oneabove the other,…
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