Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 178
of Cairo, was exactly adapted to the conditions ofclimate, and offended no law of God or man. It was clearthat the figure carving had no chance against so well accre-dited a rival. When we say that the small arabesque carving described indetail, and illustrated by specimens from numerous pulpits,… … FIG. 52.—LATTICE-WORK. {South Kensington Museum.) carving, say in Fatimy times, it is hardly reasonable to expect acautious student to assent to any proposition about native arts inEgypt. But I believe that the evidence for the indigenous natureof the particular style of carving referred to is…
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