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The optical distillers; lessons from India. (filigree screens)
From:
Interior Design
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August 1, 1985| Author:
Rudofsky, Bernard
| COPYRIGHT 1985 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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There was a time when a veil was de rigueur for the well-dressed woman, just as lace curtains were meant to lend a touch of elegance to the dreariest of windows. Veils have long been superseded by dark eyeglasses, and curtains have given way to tinted plate glass. Purdah, on the other hand, never fell from favor in countries where women have retained a modicum of mystery. Oriental architecture has its equivalent of purdah in filigree screens--petrified veils, an ingenious element,...
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