The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 305
the view of exter-nal objects, lest the beauties ofNature should divert your at-tention from the beauties of mywork. Other forms of decorationare knots, crockets, arabesques,and, above all, the key, which isheld in much the same rever-ence by the Mahometan as thecross by the Christian. Little… … Fig. iio.—Giralda Tower.From a drawing by Gi-rault de Irangey. DURABILITY OF WOODWORK. 283 of sardonyx, rock crystal, porcelain, and mosaic filledthe corners. Flowery carpets and softly cushionedcouches encouraged drowsy repose, and filtered foun-tains, kept at a constant temperature, perfumed…
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