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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Cairo, Urban, Egypten_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 1900-2000 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Egyptian (modern))en_US
dc.date1900-2000en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-12T14:53:03Z
dc.date.available2013-04-12T14:53:03Z
dc.date.issued1900-2000en_US
dc.identifier206658en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 933en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/114526
dc.descriptionTypical street in Coptic Cairo, showing a mashrabiya screen over a window at the end of the street; 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/ (accessed 1/18/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumwooden_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectdecorative artsen_US
dc.subjectarchitectural elementsen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.titleCairo: Mashrabiya Windowsen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-EG-C-CMW-A1en_US
vra.culturalContextEgyptian (modern)en_US
vra.techniquecarving (processes) construction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypemeshrebeeyehen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Egyptian (modern))en_US


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