The walls and ceilings of the Egyptian apartments were richly painted, andgenerally with exquisite taste. The ceilings were laid out in compartments, eachhaving a geometric or foliated pattern with an appropriate border. The favourite ESSAY ON ORNAMENTAL ART. 9 forms were the square, the diamond,…
Decoration and ornament
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