meshrabiyeh

Updated: June 12, 2025

The room was beautifully cool, screened as it was by the delicate lace-work. Meshrabiyeh was invented to fill two wants to screen the windows through which women could look out, without being seen themselves, and to admit fresh air while it excluded the sun. It is a substitute for glass in a warm climate.

Norma Lorimer - There was a King in Egypt