Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 336
books, the nobleKoran, alone.* Ordinary manuscripts might be beautifullywritten, but the Koran only was ornamented with the richilluminated title-pages and marginal medallions which form thechief points of decoration in Arabic manuscripts. It is onlynecessary to turn over the leaves of the… … FIG. 103.—ILLUMINATED KORAN OF SULTAN SHABAN. Fourteenth Century. {ViceregalLibrary, Cairo.) 300 ART OF THE SARACENS. infinite pains, what elaboration of the few decorative elements attheir disposal, what skill in the arrangement and application otgold and colours, the Mohammadan illuminators…
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