Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 210
must notAnother screen, inMuallaka, in the fortress of Babylon, is unique of its kind. Above and below are narrowpanels of carved cedar and ebony, alternately, chased with richscroll-work and interwoven with Kufic inscriptions ; the frameworkis also of cedar, wrought into unusual star-like devices,… … FIG. 69.—CARVED IVORY PANELS OF A PULPIT DOOR. [South Kensington Museum.) O 2 174 ART OF THE SARACENS. There is an almost magical effect peculiar to this screen, for thedesign seems to change in a kaleidoscopic manner, according asthe spectator varies his distance from it. * This changing effecthas…
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