ABSTRACT
But when the Lord Khan 2 is seated on his imperial throne, the Queen is placed at his left hand ; and a step lower are two others of his women ; whilst at the bottom of the steps stand all the other ladies of his family 3 . And all who are married wear upon their heads the foot of a man as it were, a cubit and a half in length, and at the top of that foot there are certain cranes’ feathers, the whole foot being set with great pearls 4 ; so that if there be in the whole world any fine and large pearls they are to be found in the decorations of those ladies 5 .
