To visit Morocco is still like turning the pages of some illuminated P…

Edith Wharton
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To visit Morocco is still like turning the pages of some illuminated Persian manuscript all embroidered with bright shapes and subtle lines. ✨ Edith Wharton (2004). In Morocco, p.16, Tauris Parke Paperbacks
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To visit Morocco is still like turning the pages of some illuminated Persian manuscript all embroidered with bright shapes and subtle lines. ✨ Edith Wharton (2004). In Morocco, p.16, Tauris Parke Paperbacks

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