Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London : T.N. Foulis · leaf 50
s from the old Vocabulary of Fray Pedrode Alcala, who renders a throne or royalseat by martaba, a word equivalent to cushion.Cushions, too, became symbolic, even with theChristian Spaniards, of a seat of honour ; bothbecause they lent themselves to rich embroideryor leather-work, and because they… … < -5 FURNITURE medan costume, each of them seated on a cushion.Some writers, including Argote de Molina, DiegoHurtado de Mendoza, and Hernando del Pulgar,believed these figures to be actual portraits of thesultans; others maintain that they depict theMizouar or royal council. In either case,…
Decorative arts
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