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Glass (1907)

Dillon, Edward, d. 1914 · London, Methuen and Co.; New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 231

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lower seen full-face. In some cases, as on certainmosque lamps, these flowers, broadly treated, form thesole decoration; but more often the floral design passesinto the formal schematised patterns so characteristic ofArab art at this time. The medallions that interrupt the broad bands are… … SARACENIC ENAMELLED GLASS ENAMELLED GLASS OF SARACENS with inscriptions, generally in this case in the nashki orrunning script, or more often with certain badges, which areof much interest in connection with the heraldry, if it canbe so called, of the day. These badges are derived fromthe most…

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