A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. sgn, Fenwick, Isabella. ins, Reed, Henry. sgn, Wordsworth Collection · Oxford, J. H. Parker · leaf 47
rms of Orientallattice work: it is found in themost ancient Arabian remains atCabul and Ispahan, amongst the interesting Mohammedanmonuments of the tenth century at Cairo, and in numerousother ancient buildings of this style in Spain and Sicily, as wellas in more eastern countries. The earliest… … I Del Carbon, Granada. ARAEOSTYLE—ARCH. 25 the mosque of Hakem in 1003 : the dates are recorded inCuphic inscriptions, still existing on the walls of the buildings,and in all these buildings the pointed arch appears«. Caremust be taken, however, to distinguish between the pointedarch and the…
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