Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 300
Fig. 328.—Pillar and Bracket,Doorway of a Pagoda. INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE. 279 present city of Delhi, which city contains the finestexamples of the Mohammedan style in India. TheDewanne Khas, or principal hall of the palace of Delhi(Fig. 329), is a very rich and ornate example of this style.It… … Fig- 329.—Interior of the Palace at Delhi; Seventeenth Centuiy. with precious stones in which once stood the famouspeacock throne of Delhi. The throne was made inenamelled work, in the shape of a peacock with a spread-out tail, and was set with diamonds and precious stones toimitate the natural…
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