A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 548
the exception, not the rule. At an age whenits employment was universal in the East, it is singular to observehow completely the Saracenic architects followed the traditions of thecountry in which they found themselves. At Cordoba they neverthrew off the influence of the Roman arch, though farther… … 528 SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE. Tabt III. which, if we may trust the accounts which have been handed down tous, was by far the most wonderful work of the Moors in Spain. Thisindeed might be expected, for, as has been before remarked, the palaceswere the principal buildings of this people, and this…
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