Penmanship in Ancient Arabia Shown in Koran Copy
Philadelphia June 2 Modern educators seek high writing standards and praise a late medieval Koran copy as a premier example of Arabic calligraphy. The illuminated manuscript, bound in leather with gold, features arabesques, medallions, and elegant Kufic text. Mohammedan art often relied on Christian craftworkers to produce imagery under religious constraints.
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Philadelphia
Universite of Pennsylvania Museum
Cairl
Mohammad
Mamluks Influence Shapes Egyptian Artistic Revival
The text traces Mamluk rule in Egypt where slave-prince rulers held power for two centuries, then notes their descendants becoming patrons of the arts. It highlights fourteenth century interior mosaics, tile work, ivory and ebony doors with Kor an inscriptions, and lavish decorations in Naseem and Jerusalem’s Omar Mosque. It mentions lustered tiles from Persia and Rhodian enamel techniques from Asiatic Minor workshops.
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Egypt
Omar An
Jerusalem
Asli
Persia
APARKRIAGE LICENSES AND NAMES LISTED
A list of marriage licenses includes Walter A. McAllister and Hoss Hilda Pankwyer of Cedar Pass along with Raymond Luck of New Hartford and Ruth Jepperson of Wreterlond, Harold Rockwall of La Porte City and Cornelid Perigo of La Porta City. Date and details are unclear due to garbled text.
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Walter A. McAllister
Hoss
Hilda
Pankwyer
Cedar Pass
Raymond Luck
New Hartford
Ruth Jepperson
Seek Person Who Robbed Surgeon During Operation
Waverly June 2 Special hospital and county authorities cooperate to find a thief who entered Mercy hospital dressing room and took a diamond ring valued at 1000 dollars and 70 to 30 dollars from a container, all linked to Dr Willan A Rohit.
Theft in Operating Room Stuns Local Medical Center
A report notes a theft occurring while Dr Rohlf was in the operating room. No clues have been found yet, and officials in Germany are reportedly developing an artificial wool derived from pina wood, though details remain unclear.
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Germany
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Ancient
Arabia
Cairo
Bagdad
Bieler
Moth Liquid
Wits Mota
ENOZ
Drag and Dep't
Chicago
Waterloo UD
Waterloo Syca
Ghicago Espress
ANEW
Burroughs
Agle & Heald Electric. CO
Witegerald Bidz
Phono
Weyerhaeuser Forest Products
SAINT
Minn
Idaho
Paul
Minnesota
Esota
Pondosa
Washington
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