The Fayoum: Or, Artists in EgyptH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 298 páginas |
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... ornamented by riders bumping up against one another in all directions , the long strings of dromedaries , which made us forget the gas - lamps in the Square of the Consulate , where , in honour of the Viceroy , a merry - go - round with ...
... ornamented by riders bumping up against one another in all directions , the long strings of dromedaries , which made us forget the gas - lamps in the Square of the Consulate , where , in honour of the Viceroy , a merry - go - round with ...
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... ornamented with little flecks of the same shade , and they glitter brightly in the sun . Imperceptible threads of gold and silver artistically mixed in the tissue , give them a metallic lustre which is exceedingly pleasant to the eye ...
... ornamented with little flecks of the same shade , and they glitter brightly in the sun . Imperceptible threads of gold and silver artistically mixed in the tissue , give them a metallic lustre which is exceedingly pleasant to the eye ...
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... ornamented with stalactites and paintings , columns of every variety of granite , wrought balconies ; such were a few of the beautiful objects which met our gaze in uninterrupted succession in these silent quarters of the city , without ...
... ornamented with stalactites and paintings , columns of every variety of granite , wrought balconies ; such were a few of the beautiful objects which met our gaze in uninterrupted succession in these silent quarters of the city , without ...
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... ornamentation . In a niche on one side there is a sort of collection of all the riches of the building . This niche ... ornamented with two wax torches still more enormous , stand as sentinels on either side , and form the sole exterior ...
... ornamentation . In a niche on one side there is a sort of collection of all the riches of the building . This niche ... ornamented with two wax torches still more enormous , stand as sentinels on either side , and form the sole exterior ...
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... gutter - cats . In all this comical animation the feature which struck us most was the incredible number of dogs : never had we seen so many , or such a variety . Not a terrace but was ornamented with at least three or four of these.
... gutter - cats . In all this comical animation the feature which struck us most was the incredible number of dogs : never had we seen so many , or such a variety . Not a terrace but was ornamented with at least three or four of these.
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