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Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen

Marçais, W. (William), b. 1872, Marçais, Georges, 1876-1962, Algeria. Service des monuments historiques · 1903 · Paris : A. Fontemoing · 18 pictures

A 1903 Paris survey of Islamic monuments in Tlemcen, Algeria, written by the Marçais brothers for the Algerian historic monuments service and aimed at architectural scholars. Its pictures are measured line drawings of carved stucco and tile panels, with interlaced strapwork, scrolling vines and rosettes, which a designer could use as source motifs for borders, pattern repeats and framing ornament.

Architecture · Islamic architecture

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