. Egypt painted and described . sists of shops, and above are the juttingupper stories. The supporting corbels are often richlycarved, and many of the large arched doorways of thehouses are richly moulded and embellished in a mannersuggestive of the most ornate period of Norman entablatures are frequently enriched by perforatedstone windows decorated with that intricate geometricaldesign so peculiar to Saracenic art. The wooden doors themselves are often richlypanelled, and display large knockers of bronze inlaidwith silver. Wrought-iron or bronze grills protectmany lower windows, and
. Egypt painted and described . sists of shops, and above are the juttingupper stories. The supporting corbels are often richlycarved, and many of the large arched doorways of thehouses are richly moulded and embellished in a mannersuggestive of the most ornate period of Norman entablatures are frequently enriched by perforatedstone windows decorated with that intricate geometricaldesign so peculiar to Saracenic art. The wooden doors themselves are often richlypanelled, and display large knockers of bronze inlaidwith silver. Wrought-iron or bronze grills protectmany lower windows, and the upper stories arerendered remarkable by the projecting balcony andwindows of mashrubiyeh work. Originally these were simply small cages of lattice-work slightly projecting, in which were placed thejars of drinking-water, in order that the breeze andevaporation might cool them. The name is derivedfrom sherub (drink), and mashrubiyeh simplymeans the place of drink. ^ A loose black overall worn by the A STREET IN BULAK. ■^- Cairo As buildings increased in size and architecturalembellishment, these lattices gradually became enlargedand decorated, first by the notching of the laths, buteventually developed into the roomy balconies of finetrellis-work which are such a feature of Cairo streetarchitecture, and from behind which the ladies of theharim could, unobserved, enjoy the air and see all thatoccurred in the street below them. Most of thesewindows have still the little projecting niche whichforms the mashrubiyeh proper. Unfortunately, this work lends itself so readily tothe making of screens and ornamental furniture, thatthe demands of dealers and tourists have practicallystripped Cairo of one of its most characteristicfeatures, and, owing to danger of spreading fire, theGovernment will no longer allow it to be streets, such as Sharia Gamamis, Bab-el-WazTr,and the Sugarieh, which were a few years ago therichest in Cairo, have now practically no examp
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