. Architecture, classic and early Christian . orse-shoe and pointed arches can both be illustration also shows timber ties, at the feet ofthe arches, such as were commonly used by the earlierSaracenic builders. The surfaces of the interiors of most Mohammedanbuildings in all countries are covered with the mostexquisite decorations in colour. Imitations of naturalobjects being forbidden by the Koran (a prohibiton occa-sionally, but very rarely, infringed), the Saracenic artists,whose instincts as decorators seem to have been un-rivalled, fell back upon geometrical and flowing patterns
. Architecture, classic and early Christian . orse-shoe and pointed arches can both be illustration also shows timber ties, at the feet ofthe arches, such as were commonly used by the earlierSaracenic builders. The surfaces of the interiors of most Mohammedanbuildings in all countries are covered with the mostexquisite decorations in colour. Imitations of naturalobjects being forbidden by the Koran (a prohibiton occa-sionally, but very rarely, infringed), the Saracenic artists,whose instincts as decorators seem to have been un-rivalled, fell back upon geometrical and flowing patternsand inscriptions, and upon the use of tiles (Fig. 190),mosaics, inlays, patterns impressed on plaster, and everypossible device for harmoniously enriching the surfaceswith which they had to deal. Several of our illustrationsgive indications of the presence of these unrivalled decora-tions in the buildings which they represent (Fig. 195).AYindows are commonly filled by tracery executed instone or in plaster, and glazed with stained glass; and. Tig. 189.—Mosque El Moved at Caiuo. S 2 2G0 JIOHAMMEDAX ARCHITECT CUE. many of the open spaces in buildings are occupied bygrilles, executed in Avood, and most eilective and rich indesign.
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