An introduction to Islamic architecture in Cairo, with coverage including the no longer extant Fatimid palaces and the Mamluke buildings within the Citadel.
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'"Doris Behrens-Abouseif's handbook is at its most fascinating and readable when it discusses the no longer extant Fatimid palaces and the Mamluke buildings within the Citadel.'
Robert Irwin, "TLS, may 1990.
'"Man wird lange suchen m]ssen, um die gesammelten Fakten so komprimiert und ]bersichtlich in einer Publikation vereinigt zu finden wie in diesem Band.'
KM, "Trialog, 1990.
'"The most valuable...are the chapters on domestic architecture and buildings of the fourteenth century and later...'
Jonathan M. Bloom, "Journal Soc. Architectural Historians, 1991.
'..".un ouvrage de synthhse pratique et fort utile...'
Marianne Barrucand, "Der Islam, 1992.
'..".extremely interesting...addresses both the scholar and the learned visitor of the city.'
L.M., "Environmental Design, 1990.
'"The value of this book is that there is virtually none other like it.'
Barbara Kencht, "International Journal of Middle East Studies, 26.
'"Like all the volumes of Muqarnas," and their supplements, this is a very comfortable book to handle and to read. All in all, a most welcome and highly recommended addition to the literature.'
J.W. Allan, "Journal of Islamic Studies, 1996.
Robert Irwin, "TLS, may 1990.
'"Man wird lange suchen m]ssen, um die gesammelten Fakten so komprimiert und ]bersichtlich in einer Publikation vereinigt zu finden wie in diesem Band.'
KM, "Trialog, 1990.
'"The most valuable...are the chapters on domestic architecture and buildings of the fourteenth century and later...'
Jonathan M. Bloom, "Journal Soc. Architectural Historians, 1991.
'..".un ouvrage de synthhse pratique et fort utile...'
Marianne Barrucand, "Der Islam, 1992.
'..".extremely interesting...addresses both the scholar and the learned visitor of the city.'
L.M., "Environmental Design, 1990.
'"The value of this book is that there is virtually none other like it.'
Barbara Kencht, "International Journal of Middle East Studies, 26.
'"Like all the volumes of Muqarnas," and their supplements, this is a very comfortable book to handle and to read. All in all, a most welcome and highly recommended addition to the literature.'
J.W. Allan, "Journal of Islamic Studies, 1996.
About the Author
Doris Behrens-Abouseif holds an M.S. in Islamic art and architecture from the American University in Cairo, and a Ph.D. in Islamic history from the University of Hamburg. She is the author of The Minarets of Cairo (AUC Press, 1985).
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Cairo's architectural monuments rank among humanity's great achievements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stalactite portal, ablaq masonry, fluted hoods, trilobed portal, double mausoleum, spherical pendentives, mausoleum dome, inscription band, prayer niche, southern minaret, marble dadoes, keel arches, qibla wall, original minarets, stucco carving, gibla wall, northern enclosure, naskhi script, southern enclosure, lobed arches, street alignment, foundation deed, wooden frieze, ablution fountain, rectangular shaft Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sultan Hasan, Department of Antiquities, Bab Zuwayla, Bahri Mamluk, Sayyida Ruqayya, Sultan Qaytbay, Islamic Museum, Ibn Tulun, North African, Annales Islamologiques, Abbasid Caliphs, Instituts Abteilung Kairo, Malika Safiyya, Shaykh Zayn, Sultan Barsbay, Sultan Masan, Amir Sanjar, Sulayman Pasha, Fatimid Caliph, Sinan Pasha, The Mosques of Egypt, Abu Bakr Ibn Muzhir, Imam Shafi'i, Sayyida Nafisa, Sultan Baybars New!
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Cairo's architectural monuments rank among humanity's great achievements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stalactite portal, ablaq masonry, fluted hoods, trilobed portal, double mausoleum, spherical pendentives, mausoleum dome, inscription band, prayer niche, southern minaret, marble dadoes, keel arches, qibla wall, original minarets, stucco carving, gibla wall, northern enclosure, naskhi script, southern enclosure, lobed arches, street alignment, foundation deed, wooden frieze, ablution fountain, rectangular shaft Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sultan Hasan, Department of Antiquities, Bab Zuwayla, Bahri Mamluk, Sayyida Ruqayya, Sultan Qaytbay, Islamic Museum, Ibn Tulun, North African, Annales Islamologiques, Abbasid Caliphs, Instituts Abteilung Kairo, Malika Safiyya, Shaykh Zayn, Sultan Barsbay, Sultan Masan, Amir Sanjar, Sulayman Pasha, Fatimid Caliph, Sinan Pasha, The Mosques of Egypt, Abu Bakr Ibn Muzhir, Imam Shafi'i, Sayyida Nafisa, Sultan Baybars New!
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- Muslim Architecture of Egypt by K. A. C. Creswell on page 63, and page 172
- The Minarets of Cairo by Doris Behrens-Abouseif on page 172
- Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages by Ira M. Lapidus on page 171
- Material Identities (New Interventions in Art History) by Joanna Sofaer on page 81, and Back Matter
- Material Identities (New Interventions in Art History) by Joanna Sofaer on page 81, and Back Matter
- Insight Guide Cairo (City Guide) by Insight on page 277
- Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) by Yossef Rapoport in Back Matter
- Islamic Aesthetics in Back Matter
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