...of elaborate ivory and pine geometric patterns is an elaborate assembly system, all due to the mathematical genius of early 14th century Cairo.
Photo: ©Profoundly Superficial, the new Islamic wing of the Louvre, Paris
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Very nice to see how such things "work"!
Yes, I particularly like the "backing".
How absolutely Cairene: it seems chaotic but is actually 'under control'!
Wow! Those are incredible - they remind me of marquetry boxes.
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