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Cairo of the Mamluks : a history of the architecture and its culture

Title
Cairo of the Mamluks : a history of the architecture and its culture / Doris Behrens-Abouseif.
Author
Behrens-Abouseif, Doris.
Publication
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2007.

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TextUse in library JQZ 13-1102Schwarzman Building - Art and Architecture Room 300

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Description
xix, 359 p. : ill.; 29 cm.
Subject
  • Architecture, Mameluke > Egypt > Cairo
  • Islamic architecture > Egypt > Cairo
  • Mosques > Egypt > Cairo
  • Tombs > Egypt > Cairo
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517) -- Pious patronage -- Motivation and perception of monumental patronage -- The patronage of the civilian elite -- Ceremonial culture -- Treasures, status and style -- Construction: organization and cost -- The growth of the Metropolis -- The Metropolitan architectural style -- The evolution of Mamluk architecture in Cairo -- The successors of the Ayyubids -- The reign of al-Zahir Baybars -- From al-Mansur Qalawun to al-Nasir Muhammad -- The early period of al-Nasir Muhammad's reign -- Al-Nasir Muhammad's Third Reign and after -- The reign of al-Nasir Hasan and after -- The reign of al-Nasir Faraj Ibn Barquq -- The reign of al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh -- The reign of al-Ashraf Barsbay -- The reign of al-Zahir Jaqmaq -- The reign of al-Ashraf Inal -- The reign of al-Ashraf Qaytbay -- The reign of al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri.
Call Number
JQZ 13-1102
ISBN
  • 9781845115494
  • 184511549X
OCLC
156831779
Author
Behrens-Abouseif, Doris.
Title
Cairo of the Mamluks : a history of the architecture and its culture / Doris Behrens-Abouseif.
Imprint
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JQZ 13-1102
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