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Technical Glossary

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Lala 

The tutor of the sultan's sons during Mamluk times. 

 
Lajvardina 

Enamelled pottery with a cobalt blue glaze. 

 
Laqabi 

Pottery decoration where colored glazes are placed within carved ridges. 

 
Latif  

Literally means gentle and gracious. In Mamluk documents it was used to describe any element that was small in size.  

 
Lazurd 

Lapis lazuli.  

 
Levha 

Large calligraphic panel. 

 
Libn 

Sun-dried earth bricks. 

 
Libna 

Area unit, c. 44m2 

 
Lintel 

The horizontal stone or beam over an opening. This is usually found above doors and windows and was often decorated.  

 
Luster 

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.