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Mashrabiya screen over a window in Coptic Cairo; 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)