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The art of the Saracens in Egypt (1886)

Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 140

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FIG. 26.—ARABESQUES OF THE WEKALA OF KAIT BEY (Jth). able architectural and ornamental purpose : to effect the tran-sition from the recessed windows to the outer plane of abuilding; and to vault, in a similar manner, the great porches ofmosques, which form so grand a feature characteristic of the…

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