in the border, sold for one hundred andtwenty thousand dollars; and the esthetic X^eropaying four million sesterces, or one hundred andsixty-eight thousand dollars for a velarium made The Resttscitatioji of a Dead Art of Assyrian tapestry. The Caliphs of Bagdad andthe Ptolemys of Egypt hung their… … DECORATIONS BY p. V. GALLAND conquerors, to be flaunted in camps and thronerooms. The finest wool, silk, and silver and goldthread were employed in this manufacture, andcities like Tyre acquired fame for the dyes used. During the dark ages, that awful Byzantineperiod when for nine long centuries…
Art · Decoration and ornament
Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
