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"Indeed, the language of garden arts and science is extraordinarily rich in Muslim cultures."

"The integration of inscriptions into architecture was a mainstay of Islamic architectural decoration from the early Islamic period onwards, leading to a sometimes overwhelming volume of text in richly decorated interiors."

"The mystic-romantic themes of much classical Persian poetry are sometimes illustrated in a rather elliptical manner...."

At the chapter: "The Fortress and the City."

"The paper scroll was one of the most common portable artefacts of pilgrimage and a large number include either hand-drawn, or block-printed, and coloured images of Mecca, Medina, and, less frequently, Jerusalem."