Nor was the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight thousand pieces of tapestry, twelve thousand five hundred of which were of silk embroidered with gold. The carpets on the floor were twenty-two thousand. A hundred lions were... Oriental memoirs - Side 197av James Forbes - 1815Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 sider
...swimming upon the Tigris. Nor was " the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight " thousand pieces of tapestry, twelve thousand five...The carpets on the floor were " twenty-two thousand. An hundred lions were brought out, with a " keeper to each lion.47 Among the other spectacles of rare... | |
| Lewis Cheeseman - 1860 - 332 sider
...swimming upon the Tigris. " Nor was the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight thousand pieces of tapestry, twelve thousand five...The carpets on the floor were twenty-two thousand. One hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. ' "Among the other spectacles of rare... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1862 - 452 sider
...Tigris. Nor was "the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight " thousand preces of tapestry, twelve thousand five hundred of which...The carpets on the floor were " twenty-two thousand. An hundred lions were brought out, with a " keeper to each lion.47 Among the other spectacles of rare... | |
| 1864 - 394 sider
...was the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight thousand pieces of tapestry ; carpets on the floor were twenty-two thousand. A hundred...keeper to each lion. Among the other spectacles of a rare and stupendous luxury, was a tree of gold and silver spreading into eighteen large branches,... | |
| James Hamilton Fyfe - 1864 - 366 sider
...swimming upon the Tigris. Nor was the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight thousand pieces of tapestry, twelve thousand five...of silk embroidered with gold. The carpets on the floors were twenty-two thousand. A hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 sider
...twelve thousand five hundred of which were silk embroidered with gold. The carpets on the floor wore twenty-two thousand. A hundred lions were brought...other spectacles of rare and stupendous luxury, was n tree of gold and silver, iprooding into eighteen large branches, on •which, and on the lesser bonghs,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1870 - 458 sider
...Tigris. Nor was the place itself less splendid, in which were hung up 38,000 pieces of tapestry, 12,500 of which were of silk embroidered with gold. The carpets on the floor were twenty-two thousand. An hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among the other . spectacles of rare... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1875 - 632 sider
...swimming upon the Tigris. Nor was the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight thousand pieces of tapestry, twelve thousand five...hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion.47 Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous luxury was a tree of gold and silver spreading... | |
| Sutherland Menzies - 1877 - 364 sider
...; nor was the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up 38,000 pieces of tapestry, 12,500 of which were of silk, embroidered with gold ; the carpets on the floor were 22,000. 100 lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among other spectacles of rare and... | |
| John Frederick Rowbotham - 1887 - 648 sider
...great palace of the Caliphs in Bagdad had thirtyeight thousand pieces of tapestry hanging on its walls, twelve thousand five hundred of which were of silk,...The carpets on the floor were twenty-two thousand in number. And among the other decorations of rare and stupendous luxury was a Musical Tree, made of... | |
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