How does Tarr use imagery in the novel, Alamut?

Tarr's prose is descriptive as well as direct and straightforward. Her settings are portrayed in lush and sensory detail; cool, crystalline fountains in shaded gardens, the damask rose scent of the women's quarters, the noisy confusion of a camel caravan arriving in a city — all seem to exist right in front of the reader's eyes. The love scenes are written in splendid prose that touches the heart as well as the senses.