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| Wall-paintings decorated with ornaments and geometrical designs. This art known by the Egyptians reached a degree of perfection and distinction style in the Christian area. Their frescoes were distinguished by a various geometric forms and bright colors. The subsequent different stages have here their origin. Their effect was evident in different popular arts. Some of these frescoes are still visible in the ancient monasteries, and those which are exhibited in museums represent the source or origin of this decorative type which prospered during subsequent centuries in the Arabesque as an example. The ancient manuscripts by their illustration preserved in the Middle-ages these ornaments and geometrical designs as well as the wooden-works. |
