Note 152 — Chapter IV · GENESIS OF THE EARLY MOHAMMADAN PALACE

I had not realized the purpose for which these oblong rooms were intended until Dr. Reuther told me that he had seen similar kitchens in modern Arab houses. He has made a careful study of Mesopotamian domestic architecture of the present day and published an excellent book on the subject, Das Wohnhaus in Bagdad und anderen Städten des Irak.