BIBLIOORAPIIY. G. Le Bon, TM civilisation des Arabes (Paris, 1883), contains the most sugges tive general sketch of the Mohammedan arts, with numerous illustrations; Gayet, in L'art ( ris, 1895 ) and Vert arabe 1893), describes the various arts in Mohammedan Persia and Egypt. in hand-book form. A more thorough book of the same type is Stanley Lane Pis de, The Art of the Saracens in L•''Jyht (Lon don. 188(i). Franz-Paseha, Die Baukunst dcs Islas, (Darmstadt, 1896), is a general historical and (-Oliva) treatise on Mohammedan architec ture and decorative details, with deseriptien of the different classes of buildings. For the de signs and patterns used in decoration, the best text-book remains J. Bourgoin, Les arts arabes ( Paris, 1808-70) and l'acis de l'art era be lib., 1889). In Fergusson's Ilishwy of Archi tecture (2d ed., London, 1573.76), considerable space, with not very scientific treatment, is given to the Mohammedan styles; see also his Indian and Eastern Jrchitectare ( London. 1876) ; Al. von Berchem, in his "Notes (in various years of the Journal Asiatigue).
is laying a good historic basis for a historic treatment and making known new The most sumptuous illustrative plates are still for Egypt in Prisseld'Avennes. L'art arab(' d'avres less ?nom! ?ilenis du rain" (Paris, 1869-77). and for Persia Flandin and Cost e, Mon 2/11101IS MO dernes de lo Pcisr (ile, 1867). Fo• Spain the first serious nork was Girault de Prangly, L'architecture des Arabes et des Miners en h'spagne. cn Sicily- it ea Barbaric (ib., 1842), which should be supplemented by the Spanish Government publication. Monumenfos arquitee tonicos de Espana (Madrid. 1877 sqq.). Noth ing satisfactory has been published about the monuments of Northern Africa, of Syria or Asia \lino•. In fact, the whole literature of the sub ject is unsatisfaetory. Aside from the works re maining in situ there :u•e not many collections of the smaller works of llidiammetlan art. That of the South Kensington 3111tielIDI is important. as are those of Cairo, and of the des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.