. The redemption of Egypt. Kttlleh Base (and Capital) \\. Interior of Mosque el-Ghuri Page 136 THE :\IOSQUES 137 the structure to neighbouring buildings. These new elements,which became a regular and characteristic feature of the mosquesof this period, were introduced into a prominent angle formed bythe junction of two principal facades ; thekuttab being placed above and the sebilbelow. The wide arches or open sidesof the kuttab, and the handsome iron-work screens of the sebil, unite to forma characteristic and elesrant feature ofthe exterior. The first example of thefulh-developed mosque is t
. The redemption of Egypt. Kttlleh Base (and Capital) \\. Interior of Mosque el-Ghuri Page 136 THE :\IOSQUES 137 the structure to neighbouring buildings. These new elements,which became a regular and characteristic feature of the mosquesof this period, were introduced into a prominent angle formed bythe junction of two principal facades ; thekuttab being placed above and the sebilbelow. The wide arches or open sidesof the kuttab, and the handsome iron-work screens of the sebil, unite to forma characteristic and elesrant feature ofthe exterior. The first example of thefulh-developed mosque is that of theEmir Gai el-Yusefi, which is to be foundin the Suk es-Sell;\ha, leading out of theopen space below the mosque of SultanHasan. The further processes by which thefabric of the mosque was perfected mustbe briefly indicated. The adoption offreestone as the common material to beemployed in the construction of every partof the fabric, including the minaret anddome, permitted the artist to lavish hisdecoration at will upon the surfaces of theinterior
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