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‘[The Lutfallah Mosque in Isfahan, built between 1602 and 1616]* is distinguished by its splendid tile work of polychrome painted tile (haft aurang)** and for the design of the interior of the saucer dome, over 59 f[ee]t (18 m[etres]) in diameter, laid out in a pattern of arabesque medallions radiating out from the centre in widening linked circles over an octagonal drum in which are set 16 windows which flood with light.’

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**[sic – see [Redbook9:177][19910421:1410eee]{[Islamic Art –] Late Arts [continued (5)]}[21st April 1991]]

***– ibid [Encyclopaedia of Visual Arts 3:] 463

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