. The redemption of Egypt. ^tnutSyH c * f filet .? v-C; •7. ;.W1 j_j- Plaster Work above Prayer Niche at en-Nasir. arabesques, but the lights were closed with delicate filigrees andenlacements cut out of plaster: and from these lights, fitted withbrilliant glasses, rainbow hues were spread over the marvels of ^ , that of the entrance of the El-Muaiyad mosque, removed thence from themosque of Sultan Hasan. 134 THE REDEMPTION OF EGYPT the interior. Nor must all mention be omitted of the skill andbeauty with which gilt and colour were blended in the decora-tion of the beams and panels of the
. The redemption of Egypt. ^tnutSyH c * f filet .? v-C; •7. ;.W1 j_j- Plaster Work above Prayer Niche at en-Nasir. arabesques, but the lights were closed with delicate filigrees andenlacements cut out of plaster: and from these lights, fitted withbrilliant glasses, rainbow hues were spread over the marvels of ^ , that of the entrance of the El-Muaiyad mosque, removed thence from themosque of Sultan Hasan. 134 THE REDEMPTION OF EGYPT the interior. Nor must all mention be omitted of the skill andbeauty with which gilt and colour were blended in the decora-tion of the beams and panels of the ceilings, or of the lustrousporcelain which was employed for the adornment of muralsurfaces. The Arabian buildings of Cairo afford so few examplesof the use of faience of this character which is also of nativemanufacture, that it will be useful to mention one instance,which is at least authentic. This instance is the minaret ofthe mosque of Kalaun, in the Citadel, where a few of theporcelain tiles employed in the decoration of the exterior arestill left 1
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