Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 168
ether with the date of his death, which is legible in the right-hand bottom corner of the engraving, a.h. 613 (a.d. 1216). Thus far we have seen no Cairo carving that traverses the lawof the Mohammadan religion against the reproduction in art ofthe forms of animate creatures : arabesques, and… … o £| x42 ART OF THE SARACENS. living things was universally observed. We shall see whenwe come to discuss the early metal-work of Egypt, and also thetextile fabrics, that figures are at certain periods the rule, not theexception. So in wood-carving, though not to the same extent,if one may judge…
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