 ... gold supported by twelve pillars, all richly emblazoned with costly gems, and a fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy. Between the two peacocks stood the figure of a parrot of the ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single...  The New Guide to Delhi - Seite 75von Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt - 1866 - 142 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Henry Gray - 1879 - 656 Seiten
...stood the figure of a parrot of the ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald. On either side of the throne stood a chatta or umbrella,...superb work of art has been variously stated at sums varying from one to six millions of pounds sterling. It was planned and executed under the supervision... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1879 - 888 Seiten
...fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy. On the other side of the throne stood umbrellas, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were...high, of solid gold and studded with diamonds." The ceiling of this hall was of solid silver. But the Persians, Mahrattas and English have plundered it... | |
 | John Russell Young - 1879 - 752 Seiten
...of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy." " On the other side of the throne stood umbrellas, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were...high, of solid gold, and studded with diamonds." The ceiling of this hall was of solid silver. In 1739, when Nadir Shah, the Persian, took Delhi, he broke... | |
 | 1879 - 374 Seiten
...fringe of pearls ornamented the border of this canopy. On either side of the throne stood umbrellas, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were...fringed with pearls. The handles were eight feet high, and studded with large diamonds. Between the peacocks stood a parrot of the ordinary size, cut out... | |
 | Edward Smith Bridges - 1879 - 336 Seiten
...ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald (?). On either side of tho throne stood an umbrella, one of the oriental emblems of royalty. They were formed of The Hamdms. 213 crimson velvet, richly embroidered and fringed with pearls. The handles were 8 ft.... | |
 | Edward Warren Clark - 1880 - 380 Seiten
...ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald. On either side of the throne stood an umbrella — one of the Oriental emblems of royalty...diamonds. The cost of this superb work of art has been estimated at sums varying from two to six millions of pounds sterling. It was planned and executed... | |
 | J. F. Packard - 1880 - 832 Seiten
...of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy." " On the other side of the throne stood umbrellas, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were...high, of solid gold, and studded with diamonds." The ceiling of this hall was of solid silver. In 1739, when Nadir Shah, the Persian, took Delhi, he broke... | |
 | J. F. Packard - 1880 - 840 Seiten
...of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy." " On the other side of the throne stood umbrellas, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were...high, of solid gold, and studded with diamonds." The ceiling of this hall was of solid silver. In 1739, when Nadir Shah, the Persian, took Delhi, he broke... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1881 - 650 Seiten
...fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy. On the other side of the throne stood umbrellas, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were...high, of solid gold and studded with diamonds." The ceiling of this hall was of solid silver. But the Persians, Mahrattas and English have plundered it... | |
 | Henry George Keene - 1882 - 142 Seiten
...ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald (?). On either side of the throne stood an umbrella, one of the oriental emblems of royalty ;...superb work of art has been variously stated at sums varying from one to six millions of pounds sterling. It was planned and executed under the supervision... | |
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