Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 115
gh it seems possible that they came from Fostat.They used to hang in the sanctuaries of the mosques and the majority comefrom the great Sultan Hassan Mosque. (A.D. 1360) They are made of palegreen or golden glass with lovely enamelled inscriptions and ornaments inharmonious colourings, many of them… … Enamelled glass lamp of the XIV»h century.. (Aral) imiseum).through which was passed the light chain or silk cord by which the lamp (I) The Mameluke princes used badges or coats of arras and the Crusadersbrought the fashion back with them from the East. RAMBLES IN CAIRO 79 hung from the ceiling.…
