The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 304
he Alberca, in which a pool of crys-tal water was fed by a continuous stream that keptit at a constant level with the surface of the marblefloor. To describe these individually would exceed thelimits of this sketch ; but a few facts common to themajority of them should be here enumerated. Thuswhile… … oaj ~ -2 -° - < e X!X < 282 THE MAHOMETAN OR SARACENIC STYLE. celain mosaics or plaques with intricate interlaces of gold, silver, purple, and azure in relief. Each tile was doubtless executed separately with infinite patience and care, but the settings are so skilfully contrived that few…
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