Beauty

Pair of doors, ca. 1325� Mamluk Attributed to Cairo, Egypt Wood inlaid with carved ivory panels; 65 x 30 1/2 in. (165.1 x 77.5 cm) Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.2064) www.metmuseum.org

Beauty was defined in the Middle Ages as a balance of form and shape, and sometimes included the brilliant use of color. Many everyday objects for use by wealthy households were meticulously fabricated and carefully embellished. This suggests that people for whom they were made sought to surround themselves with beauty.

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