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The art of the Saracens in Egypt (1886)

Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 190

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volve with a bow, employing his toes as wellas his fingers. WOOD- WORK. 163 Lattice mtshyebiyas form the principal wood-work in a Cairohouse; but there are other uses of wood to be described. Thedelicate carved and inlaid panelling which is usual in mosquepulpits is seldom employed in houses,… … FIG. 61. — PANELLED DOOR FROM A COPT S HOUSE. {South Kensington Museum.) wall-cupboards (which surmount the divan in Cairo rooms, andconsist of a central cupboard with double door, surrounded by littlearched recesses for pottery and other ornaments), and also used inthe interior doors of rooms, is…

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