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Cairo: Mashrabiya Windows

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Title:
Cairo: Mashrabiya Windows
View:
Mashrabiya screen over a window in Coptic Cairo, detail
Creators:
unknown (Egyptian (modern))
Creator:
unknown
Style/Period:
Twentieth century
Style/Period:
Twentieth century
Location:
site: Cairo, Urban, Egypt
City or Site:
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Culture:
Egyptian (modern)
Date:
ca. 1900-2000 (creation)
Material:
wood
Work Type:
architectural elements; openings (architectural elements); windows; meshrebeeyehs
Work Type:
meshrebeeyeh
Description:
Wood continued to be scarce and expensive in the Islamic lands around the Mediterranean, and virtually all the woodwork produced in the area after ca. 1250, from furniture to ceilings, is based on the assemblage of small pieces. Lattice-like screens of turned wood (Arabic; mashrabiyya or al-shimasa; Spanish; ajimeces) became widespread. Lattices or screens of perforated stone in Islamic architecture are called jali. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Classification:
architectural elements
Technique:
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; decorative arts; architectural elements; window
Subject:
architectural elements
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A2-EG-C-CMW-A4
Image Filename:
1A2-EG-C-CMW-A4.jpg
Image ID Number:
18789
Module:
Archivision Addition Module One
Collection:
Archivision Samples
Record created:
April 25, 2013
Last modified:
April 25, 2013


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