Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 234
the seventh doorway was an arch on the two sideswhereof were painted fountains with steps, which looked real. Paintersused to come to see it, but could not imitate it. Two rival painters, El-Kasirand Ibn-Aziz (of Irak), were pitted one against the other by the VizirEl-Yazuryj the first painted a… … FIG. 78.—LANTERN OF SHEYKH ABD -EL-BAS1T. (Cairo Museum.) 198 ART OF THE SARACENS. Coptic metal-work shows no trace of affinity to the Saracenic bowls,trays, and censers described in the present chapter. The lamps,crosses, textus cases, and flabella of the Copts are more nearly relatedto European…
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