A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s3.t16.5

c21.s3.t16.5

¹ *Arquelha de prata*. *Arquelha* is a mosquito-net. Since manifestly the net itself could not be made of silver, the allusion is probably to its supports. Senhor Lopes, in a letter to me, suggests that it means the upper portion of the canopy, "le ciel du lit," or the framework that holds the curtains, *arquelha* being a diminutive of *arco*, a "bow" or "arch." In this case it might mean the domed ceiling of a canopy made in Muhammadan fashion, and the curtains may have been of silk or brocade, and not of mosquito-netting.