Mediæval art, from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 (1904)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Duckworth and co.: New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 81
Fig. 21. Byzantine capital olsixth century, now in mosque ofKerouan, North Africa, 40 BASKET CAPITALS carved tree-like forms simplified almost to a fleur-de-lis;the rest of the capital is occupied by interlacing basketwork. The whole is strangely beautiful, and yet seems tocall for some explanation… … Fig. 22. Byzantine basket-capital found in Rome, from Piranesi. suggests, that this type was of Egyptian origin. Anexample of this kind of capital has recently been found inthe Mosque of Kerouan, not far from the ancient Carthage.Another found at the same place has the carved ornamentarranged…
Art, Medieval
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