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Technical Glossary
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Lala
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The tutor of the sultan's sons during Mamluk times.
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Lajvardina
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Enamelled pottery with a cobalt blue glaze.
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Laqabi
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Pottery decoration where colored glazes are placed within carved ridges.
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Latif
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Literally means gentle and gracious. In Mamluk documents it was used to describe any element that was small in size.
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Lazurd
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Lapis lazuli.
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Levha
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Large calligraphic panel.
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Libn
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Sun-dried earth bricks.
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Libna
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Area unit, c. 44m2
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Lintel
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The horizontal stone or beam over an opening. This is usually found above doors and windows and was often decorated.
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Luster
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A technique for decorating glass that developed in Egypt and Iraq through the 7th and 8th centuries. Later it was adopted for the decoration of pottery. Lusterware was made by the addition of metal alloys on the glaze and then firing the item at a low temperature.
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