Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 158
ed by the Solomon of the Sassanidae and contempo-rary of Justinian, the great Khosru I., Nushirvan (A. D. 531-579),who founded his new capital on the Tigris opposite to the ancientcity of Seleucia, which had remained in ruins since the third cen-tury after Christ. The entrance facade of this palace… … Fig. 68.—Fa9ade of the Palace of Sarbistan. relief arranged in three stories, not without variety and an under-standing of the constructive and artistic advantages obtained byproportions diminishing as they ascend, but still made most un-pleasant to the eye by a want of correspondence in the…
Art, Medieval
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