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    Zellij (redirect from Zellige morocco)
    Zellij (Arabic: الزليج, romanized: zillīj; also spelled zillij or zellige) is a style of mosaic tilework made from individually hand-chiseled tile pieces...
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    one of the masterpieces of Kashi time work from the Mughal period. The zellige tradition of Arabic North Africa uses small colored tiles of various shapes...
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    were the Moorish wall tilings of Islamic architecture, using Girih and Zellige tiles in buildings such as the Alhambra and La Mezquita. Tessellations...
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    marocain (Zellige ; Le Fennec, 2011) : non-fiction La Vieille Dame du riad (Julliard, 2011) : novel Le jour où j'ai déjeuné avec le Diable (Zellige, 2011) :...
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  • Bou Inania Madrasa, Fes, Morocco, zellige mosaic tiles forming elaborate geometric tessellations...
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    Polished plaster Plasterwork Sarooj, a similar water-resistant plaster Zellige Stucco Wolff, Britta (2013). "Hydrophobized Lime Plasters as Protective...
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    architecture including kilim carpets, Persian girih and Moroccan/Algerian zellige tilework, muqarnas decorative vaulting, jali pierced stone screens, ceramics...
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    bronze, and granite finishes. It is ornamented with pale blue marble and Zellige tilework. A particular feature in the mosque is that all structures are...
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  • features of Moroccan Makhzen architecture: stone, whitewashed lime plaster, zellige tile work, and green roof tiles. The building has three Mauro-Andalusi...
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    Showcasing the breath of African culture, the framing of the artwork in Zellige motifs is accompanied with Amazigh and berber languages. Adding to the...
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