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The Citadel of Cairo

Author : Nasser O. Rabbat
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004492488
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Citadel of Cairo written by Nasser O. Rabbat and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This architectural history of the Citadel of Cairo uses indices from maps, photographs, plans of hitherto unstudied structures, and a large array of historical documents to chronologically reconstruct the Citadel's development from its foundation by Salah al-Din until it reached its most monumental form in the middle of the fourteenth century. The study analyzes the influence of Mamluk socio-political hierarchy on the conceptualization of the Citadel's spaces and forms; assesses its impact on medieval Cairo; proposes a new interpretation for the development of Mamluk royal architecture; and presents new definitions for a number of medieval architectural terms. By weaving the history of the Citadel together with the history of Cairo and the Mamluk system, this book is relevant to historians of architecture and urbanism and medieval historians.

The Citadel of Cairo

Author : William Lyster (Art historian)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Citadel of Cairo written by William Lyster (Art historian) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Citadel of Cairo

Author : Nasser O. Rabbat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Citadel of Cairo written by Nasser O. Rabbat and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Islamic Monuments in Cairo

Author : Caroline Williams
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 1617972789
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Islamic Monuments in Cairo written by Caroline Williams and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cairo's Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo's spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity. The discovery of this historic core, first visually by nineteenth-century western artists then intellectually by twentieth-century Islamic art specialists, now awaits the delight of the general visitor. This new, fully revised edition of a popular and handy guide continues to walk the visitor around two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments. It also keeps pace with recent restoration initiatives and newly opened monuments such as the Amir Taz Palace and the Sitt Wasila House. "This book ought to be in the luggage of every visitor to Cairo. Furthermore, once home, lovers and students of Cairo's architecture will find it a convenient and accurate quick reference as well as a cherished souvenir of many profitable and enjoyable rambles among the monuments of Cairo." -Jonathan M. Bloom, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt "Any visitor to Cairo who wants to see the monuments should not be without it." -Bernard O'Kane "Anyone interested in knowing more about Cairo's Islamic architecture should pick up the excellent Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide." -Lonely Planet: Cairo, 1998

The Citadel of Cairo

Author : William Lyster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789775089021
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Citadel of Cairo written by William Lyster and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Brave Men and Brave Deeds

Author : M. B. Synge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781409933465
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Brave Men and Brave Deeds written by M. B. Synge and published by . This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Bertha Synge (1861-1939) was a British author of books for children at the end of the nineteenthand beginning of the twentieth-century. Her works include: Cook's Voyages (1892), The Story of Scotland (1896), A Child of the Mews (1897), A Book of Scottish Poetry (edited) (1897), Brave Men and Brave Deeds (1898), A Helping Hand (1898), Life of Gladstone (1899), The Queen's Namesake (1899), Life of General Charles Gordon (1900), The Story of the World for the Children of the British Empire (5 vols., 1903), The Struggle for Sea Power (1903), The Awakening of Europe (1903), The World's Childhood: Stories of the Fairies Simply Told (2 vols., 1905), A Short History of Social Life in England (1906), Molly (1907), Martha Wren: A Story of Faithful Service (1908), The Great Victorian Age for Children (1908), Great Englishwomen (1911), A Book of Discovery (1912), Simple Garments for Children (1913), Simple Garments for Infants (1914), The Reign of Queen Victoria (1916) and The Story of the World at War (1926).

Islamic Architecture in Cairo

Author : Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004096264
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (962 download)

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Book Synopsis Islamic Architecture in Cairo by : Doris Behrens-Abouseif

Download or read book Islamic Architecture in Cairo written by Doris Behrens-Abouseif and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1992 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For architecture or history students or interested travellers, presents descriptions, histories, photographs, plans, and drawings of detail for buildings erected in the Egyptian capital from the earliest Islamic through the Ottoman periods. References to the Survey Map of the Islamic Monuments of Cairo aid readers in finding the buildings. A reprint of the 1989 publication. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Cairo

Author : Max Rodenbeck
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525562982
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Cairo written by Max Rodenbeck and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a noted journalist who has spent much of his life in Cairo, here is a dazzling cultural excavation of that most ancient, colorful, and multifaceted of cities. The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Saladin to Napoleon, Cairo--nicknamed "the Victorious"--has never ceased reinventing herself. With intimate knowlege, humor, and affection, Rodenbeck takes us on an insider's tour of the magnificent city: its backstreets and bazaars, its belly-dance theaters and hashish dens, its crowded slums and fashionable salons, its incomparably rich past and its challenging future. Cairo: The City Victorious is a unique blend of travel and history, an epic, resonant work that brings one of the world's great metropolises to life in all its dusty, chaotic beauty.

Islamic Cairo in Maps

Author : Yasser M. Ayad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781649031112
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Islamic Cairo in Maps written by Yasser M. Ayad and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portable, easy-to-use map guide that locates over 700 hundred Islamic-era monuments in historic Cairo using the most sophisticated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology This portable, easy-to-use map guide helps you locate over seven hundred Islamic-era monuments in Cairo's historic core, stretching from the city's northern walls all the way southward to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the Citadel, and beyond to Coptic Cairo, which includes monuments that pre-date Islamic rule. Clearly divided into six digestible main sections, the first five contain clusters of monuments, while the sixth covers structures scattered all around the old Cairene urban fabric. The clear, uncluttered cartographic style makes finding where you want to go a pleasure, and the maps are accompanied by a comprehensive index of monuments that gives their dates where known, their location referenced to their corresponding map pages, and a timeline of key periods and dynasties. Attractively designed in full color and including over twenty photographs of key monuments, this guide is conveniently packed into a slim 104 pages--handy enough to take anywhere and great for planning and remembering excursions. It is not only an ideal companion for the city's visitors and residents but an invaluable resource for historians, writers, and students.

Svet známok

Author : Antónia Paulinyová
Publisher : Slovart Publishing, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9788055602950
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Svet známok written by Antónia Paulinyová and published by Slovart Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of one of the world’s most recognized stamp engravers, Frantisek Horniak, this photographic collection features more than 1,000 reproductions of his artwork. The book, which is available in both English and Slovak language, also explores the technique of steel stamp engraving and biographical information about the artist. A limited print run of 100 copies contains original stamp prints.

Historic Cairo

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Historic Cairo written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cairo contains the greatest concentration of Islamic monuments in the world, and its mosques, mausoleums, religious schools, baths, and caravanserais, built by prominent patrons between the seventh and nineteenth centuries, are among the finest in existence. Jim Antoniou takes his readers on a guided walk through the very heart of historic Cairo, among many of its greatest architectural treasures. Illustrated throughout with the author's own detailed maps and plans and lively sketches, the walk begins at the monumental gates in the north walls of the Fatimid city, follows the ancient thoroughfare of al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah south past Khan al-Khalili and al-Ghuriya to the Street of the Tentmakers, turns left along the famous Darb al-Ahmar of the Arabian Nights, and ends at the magnificent mosque of Sultan Hasan at the foot of the Citadel. Over ninety historic buildings along the way are identified and described, many of them open to visitors. This is an enthralling walk that everybody can enjoy, whether on foot or in an armchair.

Creswell Photographs Re-examined

Author : Bernard O'Kane
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9789774162442
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Creswell Photographs Re-examined written by Bernard O'Kane and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses photographs as documentary evidence to study Islamic architecture. The Creswell photographic archive at the American University in Cairo is an invaluable resource of over 12,000 printed images of Islamic architecture, mainly in Cairo, but also including buildings in other important cities such as Cordoba and Baghdad. Creswell's own photographs constitute the majority of the collection, but he also assembled work by photographers active in the decades before he began his systematic recording in the 1920s.

The Citadel of Cairo

Author : William Lyster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789775089472
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book The Citadel of Cairo written by William Lyster and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Markets:International Experience and Implications for Egypt

Author : Ahmed Galal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Markets:International Experience and Implications for Egypt written by Ahmed Galal and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mamluk History through Architecture

Author : Nasser Rabbat
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786723867
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Mamluk History through Architecture written by Nasser Rabbat and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most enduring testament to the Mamluk Sultanate is its architecture. Not only do Mamluk buildings embody one of the most outstanding medieval architectural traditions, Mamluk architecture is actually a key to the social history of the period. Analysing Mamluk constructions as a form of communication and documentation as well as a cultural index, "Mamluk History Through Architecture" shows how the buildings mirror the complex - and historically unique - military, political, social and financial structures of Mamluk society. With this original and authoritative study, Nasser Rabbat offers an innovative approach to the history of the Mamluks - through readings of the spectacular architecture of the period. Drawing on examples from throughout both Egypt and Syria, from the Citadel and Al-Azhar Mosque of Cairo to the Mausoleum of al-Zahir Baybars in Damascus, Rabbat demonstrates how Mamluk architecture served to reinforce visually the spirit of the counter-Crusade, when the Muslim world rebounded from the setbacks of the First Crusade. Both holistically and in case studies, Rabbat demonstrates how history is inscribed into and reflected by a culture's artefacts. This is a groundbreaking work in the study of architecture and social history in the Middle East and beyond.

The Medieval Islamic Hospital

Author : Ahmed Ragab
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107109604
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Islamic Hospital written by Ahmed Ragab and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first monograph on Islamic hospitals, this volume examines their origins, development, architecture, social roles, and connections to non-Islamic institutions.

Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis

Author : Galila El Kadi
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9789774160745
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis written by Galila El Kadi and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great medieval necropolis of Cairo, comprising two main areas that together stretch twelve kilometers from north to south, constitutes a major feature of the city's urban landscape. With monumental and smaller-scale mausolea dating from all eras since early medieval times, and boasting some of the finest examples of Mamluk architecture not just in the city but in the region, the necropolis is an unparalleled--and until now largely undocumented--architectural treasure trove. In Architecture for the Dead, architect Galila El Kadi and photographer Alain Bonnamy have produced a comprehensive and visually stunning survey of all areas of the necropolis. Through detailed and painstaking research and remarkable photography, in text, maps, plans, and pictures, they describe and illustrate the astonishing variety of architectural styles in the necropolis: from Mamluk to neo-Mamluk via baroque and neo-pharaonic, from the grandest stone buildings with their decorative domes and minarets to the humblest--but elaborately decorated--wooden structures. The book also documents the modern settlement of the necropolis by families creating a space for the living in and among the tombs and architecture for the dead.