Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 179
iar to Egypt. This is in itself a strong argumenttor an Egyptian origin of the art. But there is other evidence,which, if at present not so complete as could be desired, still offersa considerable presumption as to the history of the art. The finestspecimens of carved geometrical panelling are… … FIG. 53.—LATTICE-WORK. (South Kensington Museum.) wood and ivory, arranged like the mosque pulpits in geometricalpanels of small size. The designs are naturally founded more orless upon the cross, which is also inlaid very frequently in thescreens ; but the character of the work is very similar to…
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