Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map (1906)
Jackson, A. V. Williams (Abraham Valentine Williams), 1862-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 116
ow their faces only to theexclusive brick courtyard in the interior. The entrance is madethrough an unpainted wooden door, studded with heavy nails,like the portal of a Norman keep, and having a small gratingabove to admit light and air. In the courtyard we may finda small garden, and, if so, a… … THE CITY AND ITS GOVERNMENT 41 suppose how handsomely the house may be decorated on theinside with rugs, old tapestry, pieces of Persian armor, andfaience. As we walk about the town we have to find our way througha labyrinth of streets, narrow passages, and side alleys, some ofthe latter being less…
Zoroastrianism
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