Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 232
perfection to the teaching of Mesopotamian artists of adate earlier than any existing specimens; { but it is impossible to * Sefer Nameh, 149 ; El-Makrizy, Mamlouks, ii. 250. t A. de Longperier, (Euvres, i. 453-5. X We know that Basra painters were brought to Egypt in Fatimy times.El-Makrizy tells… … FIG. 77.—BASK OF CHANDELIER OF SULTAN EL-GHORV. Beginning of 16th Century. {Cairo Museum., 196 ART OF THE SARACENS. overlook the existence of an ancient skill in arts of all kinds inEgypt itself, and to ascribe much of the merits of the Mamlukwork to the traditions of the Fatimis. The derivation is…
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