The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 306
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… … Fig. hi.—Screen of the Chapel of Villa Viciosa in the Mosque of Cordova. so treated that all worms, spiders, and other insectsinvariably shun it, and now, though six hundredyears have passed, there still appear no signs ofdry rot or decay. Woodwork added by later sov-ereigns is frequently found…
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