Jones describes an oriental MS. in which the name of Mohammed was fancifully adorned with a garland of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is... Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine - Page 568edited by - 1845Full view - About this book
| Isaac Disraeli - English fiction - 1801 - 258 pages
...The Perfiaas are very fond of elegant MSS. All their favourite works aie generally written upon FINJB SILKY PAPER, the ground of which is often powdered with ; gold or filver duft; the two firft leaves are commonly illuminated, and the whole book is fometimes perfumed... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - English fiction - 1803 - 274 pages
...The Persians are very fond of elegant MSS. All their favorite works ire generally written uponfine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gold or silver dust, the two first leaves are commonly illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed with essence of... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1807 - 606 pages
...of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gold or silver dust ; the leaves are frequently illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed with essence of roses or... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - Literature - 1824 - 536 pages
...of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gold or silver dust ; the leaves are frequently illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed with essence of roses or... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1834 - 394 pages
...of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gold or silver dust ; the leaves are frequently illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed with essence of roses or... | |
| Isaac Disraeli, Jsaac D'Jsraeli - English literature - 1835 - 524 pages
...of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gola or silver dust; the leaves are frequently illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed... | |
| 1845 - 616 pages
...the great Persian poets are here faithfully transferred : for, to give a version of Persian poetiy, and not imitate the art which decks it in such glowing...called in the East "the Golden.'' A Persian commentator nas also said : " A poem is a sweet-scented flower, spotted like a leopard, polished with much rubbing,... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - American literature - 1846 - 530 pages
...of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gold or silver dust; the leaves are frequently illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed with essence of roses or... | |
| G. F. Burckhardt - 1853 - 366 pages
...of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gold or silver dust; the leaves are frequently illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed with essence of roses or... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1858 - 574 pages
...of tulips and carnations, painted in the brightest colours. The favourite works of the Persians are written on fine silky paper, the ground of which is often powdered with gold or silver dust ; the leaves are frequently illuminated, and the whole book is sometimes perfumed with essence of roses,... | |
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