Note 294 — Chapter XVII · EVENTS FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF CADESIYA—CAPTURE OF MEDAIN. A.H. XV., XVI. A.D. 636–7.
Reading edition
It was used, mingled with wax, for the candles of the wealthy. Gibbon has a note, in loco, on the more precious sorts.
Reading edition
It was used, mingled with wax, for the candles of the wealthy. Gibbon has a note, in loco, on the more precious sorts.