 ... court with a deep well, and the cisterns are said to be a prolific source of gnats and musquitoes ; the ground floors consist of warehouses ; on the first story are counting-houses and kitchens; while the principal residence is up two pair of stairs....  The Miradors: Descensions of a Man - Pagina 15door B. Elwin Sherman - 2004 - 163 pagina’sGedeeltelijke weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1823 - 848 pagina’s
...principal apartment up two pair of stairs. The roofs are flat, covered with an impenetrable cement, and few are without a mirador or turret for the purpose of commanding a view of the sea. Round the parapet-wall at top are placed rows of square pillars, meant either for ornament according... | |
 | Thomas Roscoe - 1836 - 414 pagina’s
...the principal residence is up two pair of stairs. The rood are flat, covered with a hard cement, and few are without a mirador, or turret, for the purpose of commanding a view of the sea. Round the parapet wall are rows of square pillars, intended both for ornament and for the support of... | |
 | Thomas Roscoe - 1836 - 356 pagina’s
...the principal residence is up two pair of stairs. The roofs are flat, covered with a hard cement, and few are without a mirador, or turret, for the purpose of commanding a view of the sea. Round the parapet wall are rows of square pillars, intended both for ornament and for the support of... | |
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