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a painting of a man sitting on a chair in front of a doorway with a lamp
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The Scribe

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Artist: Ludwig Deutsch (Austrian, 1855-1930) Signed and dated Paris 1896 Medium: Oil on Panel Size: 20 7/8 by 15 in (53 by 38 cm) “Although fro earliest times Islamic society stressed the importance of literacy, the public scribe, well versed in subtleties of style and officialese, and with an elegant script, was much in demand by all classes. This was particularly true in cities, as here in Cairo, especially as there was the complication of two languages – Arabic, the language of the mass…
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