Note 206 — Chapter IV · GENESIS OF THE EARLY MOHAMMADAN PALACE (continued 2)
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I am aware that this view is in contravention of Dr. Herzfeld’s opinion, but I fail to discern any ground for his statement that the castrum of Qasṭal belongs to the type of the great legionary camps. ‘Die Genesis der islamischen Kunst,’ Der Islam, vol. i, p. 123.