Oriental nations, and occasionally alluded to in the Sacred Scriptures. The great vestibule, or porch of the gate, is formed by an immense Arabian arch, of the horseshoe form, which springs to half the height of the tower. On the keystone of this arch... Spanish Pictures, Drawn with Pen and Pencil - Seite 147von Samuel Manning - 1870 - 200 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Washington Irving - 1832 - 356 Seiten
...guard at the portal, while the rest, wrapped in their tattered cloaks, slept on the stone benches. This portal is called the Gate of Justice, from the...in opposition to the Christian emblem of the Cross. A different explanation, however, was given by the legitimate son of the Alhambra, and one more in... | |
| Washington Irving - 1840 - 370 Seiten
...guard at the portal, while the rest, wrapped in their tattered cloaks, slept on the stone benches. This portal is called the Gate of Justice, from the...in opposition to the Christian emblem of the Cross. A different explanation, however, was given by the legitimate son of the Alhambra, and one more in... | |
| Margaret Miller Davidson - 1843 - 252 Seiten
...gigantic Rev. Those who pretend to some knowledge of Mahometan symbols affirm, thai Ihe hand is an emblem of doctrine, and the key of faith. The latter,...Andalusia, in opposition to the Christian emblem of the crow. According to Mateo, it is a tradition handed down from the oldest inhabitants, that the hand... | |
| Margaret Miller Davidson - 1843 - 716 Seiten
...engraven a gigantic hand ; within the vestibule on the keystone of the portal is engraven in like manner n gigantic key. Those who pretend to some knowledge of Mahometan symbols affirm, that the hand is an emblem of doctrine, and the key of faith. The latter, they add, was emblazoned on the standard of... | |
| Washington Irving - 1875 - 296 Seiten
...guard at the portal, while the rest, wrapped in their tattered cloaks, slept on the stone benches. This portal is called the Gate of Justice, from the...in opposition to the Christian emblem of the Cross. A different explanation, however, was given by the legitimate son of the Alhambra, and one morein unison... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 Seiten
...arch is engraven a gigantic hand. Within the vestibule, on the key-stone of the portal, is engraven, in like manner, a gigantic key. Those who pretend...in opposition to the Christian emblem of the cross. A different explanation, however, was given by the legitimate " son of the Alhambra," and one more... | |
| James Johonnot - 1882 - 444 Seiten
...engraven a gigantic hand. Within the vestibule, on the key-stone of the portal, is sculptured, in a like manner, a gigantic key. Those who pretend to some knowledge of Mohammedan symbols affirm that the hand is the emblem of doctrine, the five fingers designating the... | |
| James Johonnot - 1882 - 452 Seiten
...engraven a gigantic hand. Within the vestibule, on the key-stone of the portal, is sculptured, in a like manner, a gigantic key. Those who pretend to some knowledge of Mohammedan symbols affirm that the hand is the emblem of doctrine, the five fingers designating the... | |
| 1883 - 528 Seiten
...of a lofty hill that overlooks the city and forms a spur of the Sierra Nevada, or "snowy mountain." The great vestibule, or porch of the gate, is formed...in opposition to the Christian emblem of the Cross. A different explanation, however, was given by the legitimate son of the Alhambra, and one more in... | |
| Washington Irving - 1886 - 594 Seiten
...arch is engraven a gigantic hand. Within the vestibule, on the key-stone of the portal, is engraven, in like manner, a gigantic key. Those who pretend...in opposition to the Christian emblem of the cross. A different explanation, however, was given by the legitimate "son of the Alhambra, " and one more... | |
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