Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 278
thereis a lack of examples in metal-work in the collections.] EARLY SYRIAN WORK. [Containing Mosil elementswith certain local charac-teristics, probably peculiarto a Damascus or Alepposchool. Examples belongprobably to late thirteenthcentury.] SICILIAN WORK. MAMLUK WORK. [Containing Fatimy… … FIG. 90.—LAMP FROM JERUSALEM. (Louvre.) 242 ART OF THE SARACENS. 2. Goldsmiths ivork and Jewellery. The Prophet Mohammad entertained a religious dislike to theluxury of gold ornament, and cautioned the women of Arabiaagainst the use of tinkling anklets. Nature, however, was occa-sionally too strong…
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