Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 439
lt up of foliations, vase-like figures, pairs of wings, &c, recall the designs of the later work in the Mosqueof El-Aksa and at Bethlehem. Some of these figures are enriched with gemsand even pieces of jewellery ;1 from their sides diverge vine-scrolls with bunchesof grapes. In the drum of the… … Fig. 243. The Pentecost: mosaics of the twelfth century at Grottaferrata.(Hautes Etudes: G. Millet.) P. 412. a diaper of foliage. The borders are partly floral, partly geometrical: thoseround the dome contain Arabic inscriptions giving the date of the work. What-ever may be the precise date of the…
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