Arabian ornament no. 2: architectural details from the mosques of Kalaoon, Tooloon and En Nasireeyeh
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA93624 |
| Artist/Photographer | Jones, Owen (1809-1874)
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| Country | Egypt |
| Image Date | 1856 |
| Style | Islamic |
| Medium | Print |
| Library Reference | Large SR 729.1 // JON |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Colour |
| Credit |
RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
SOURCE:
Owen Jones. The Grammar of ornament (London, 1856), pl. XXXII
NOTES:
The mosque of Tooloon was founded in 876-877 and the Mosque of Kalaoon was founded in 1284-1285.
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Subject tags
patterns, mosques, ornament