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Mashrabiya screen over a window in Coptic Cairo, detail

Title:

Cairo: Mashrabiya Windows

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Creators:

unknown (Egyptian (modern))

Date:

ca. 1900-2000 (creation)

Style/Period:

Twentieth century

Location:

site: Cairo, Urban, Egypt

Culture:

Egyptian (modern)

Materials:

wood

Work Types:

architectural elements; openings (architectural elements); windows; meshrebeeyehs

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:

Architecture and City Planning

Technique:

carving (processes); construction (assembling)

Image Rights:

Vendor ID:

1A2-EG-C-CMW-A4

MDID Identifier:

18789

Archivision Set:

Archivision Addition Module One

Collection:

Archivision Module 1

Collection:

Front Page Content

Record created:

June 7, 2018

Last modified:

Sept. 23, 2018

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