The Citadel of Cairo

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004492488
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis The Citadel of Cairo by : Nasser O. Rabbat

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the Citadel of Cairo uses indices from maps, photographs, plans of hitherto unstudied structures, and a large array of historical documents to chronologically reconstruct the Citadel's development from its foundation by Salah al-Din until it reached its most monumental form in the middle of the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.

Brave Men and Brave Deeds

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ISBN 13 : 9781409933465
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis Brave Men and Brave Deeds by : M. B. Synge

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 Monuments in Cairo : The Practical Guide

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Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9789774246951
Total Pages : 308 pages
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Book Synopsis Islamic Monuments in Cairo : The Practical Guide by : Caroline Williams

Download or read book Islamic Monuments in Cairo : The Practical Guide written by Caroline Williams and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walks the visitor around two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments

Islamic Architecture in Cairo

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004096264
Total Pages : 196 pages
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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

Islamic Cairo in Maps

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ISBN 13 : 9781649031112
Total Pages : 104 pages
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Book Synopsis Islamic Cairo in Maps by : Yasser M. Ayad

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.

the art and architecture of islamic cairo

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Publisher : Garnet & Ithaca Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis the art and architecture of islamic cairo by : richard yeomans

Download or read book the art and architecture of islamic cairo written by richard yeomans and published by Garnet & Ithaca Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cairo is full of masterpieces of medieval art and architecture reflecting the status of Egypt as the centre of several significant Muslim empires. This book redresses the cultural balance and examines the art and architectural treasures of Cairo from the Arab to the Ottoman conquests (642-1517). It is fully illustrated with over 200 photographs.

The Citadel of Cairo

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
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Book Synopsis The Citadel of Cairo by : William Lyster (Art historian)

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:

Historic Cairo

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
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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.

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

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

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Book Synopsis Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Markets:International Experience and Implications for Egypt by : Ahmed Galal

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Mamluk Cairo, a Crossroads for Embassies

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004384634
Total Pages : 909 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis Mamluk Cairo, a Crossroads for Embassies by : Frédéric Bauden

Download or read book Mamluk Cairo, a Crossroads for Embassies written by Frédéric Bauden and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 909 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mamluk Cairo, a Crossroads for Embassies offers an up-to-date insight into the diplomacy and diplomatics of the Mamluk sultanate with Muslim and non-Muslim powers. This rich volume covers the whole chronological span of the sultanate as well as the various areas of the diplomatic relations established by (or with) the Mamluk sultanate. Twenty-six essays are divided in geographical sections that broadly respect the political division of the world as the Mamluk chancery perceived it. In addition, two introductory essays provide the present stage of research in the fields of, respectively, diplomatics and diplomacy. With contributions by Frédéric Bauden, Lotfi Ben Miled, Michele Bernardini, Bárbara Boloix Gallardo, Anne F. Broadbridge, Mounira Chapoutot-Remadi, Stephan Conermann, Nicholas Coureas, Malika Dekkiche, Rémi Dewière, Kristof D’hulster, Marie Favereau, Gladys Frantz-Murphy, Yehoshua Frenkel, Hend Gilli-Elewy, Ludvik Kalus, Anna Kollatz, Julien Loiseau, Maria Filomena Lopes de Barros, John L. Meloy, Pierre Moukarzel, Lucian Reinfandt, Alessandro Rizzo, Éric Vallet, Valentina Vezzoli and Patrick Wing.

Cairo

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674047869
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Cairo by : Nezar AlSayyad

Download or read book Cairo written by Nezar AlSayyad and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In Cairo: Histories of a City, Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed throughout time, offering a panoramic view of the city’s history unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of its architecture and urban form. In twelve vignettes, accompanied by drawings, photographs, and maps, AlSayyad details the shifts in Cairo’s built environment through stories of important figures who marked the cityscape with their personal ambitions and their political ideologies. The city is visually reconstructed and brought to life not only as a physical fabric but also as a social and political order—a city built within, upon, and over, resulting in a present-day richly layered urban environment. Each chapter attempts to capture a defining moment in the life trajectory of a city loved for all of its evocations and contradictions. Throughout, AlSayyad illuminates not only the spaces that make up Cairo but also the figures that shaped them, including its chroniclers, from Herodotus to Mahfouz, who recorded the deeds of great and ordinary Cairenes alike. He pays particular attention to how the imperatives of Egypt's various rulers and regimes—from the pharaohs to Sadat and beyond—have inscribed themselves in the city that residents navigate today.

Creswell Photographs Re-examined

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

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Book Synopsis Creswell Photographs Re-examined by : Bernard O'Kane

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.

Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis

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

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Book Synopsis Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis by : Galila El Kadi

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.

A History of Egypt

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Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714616865
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (168 download)

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Book Synopsis A History of Egypt by : Stanley Lane-Poole

Download or read book A History of Egypt written by Stanley Lane-Poole and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1901, this work covers a period of nearly nine centuries from the Saracen conquest of 640, to its annexation by the Turks in 1517.

Recollections of Egypt

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Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book Recollections of Egypt written by and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Cairo Anthology

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ISBN 13 : 9774166124
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (741 download)

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Book Synopsis A Cairo Anthology by : Deborah Manley

Download or read book A Cairo Anthology written by Deborah Manley and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cairo (Egypt); description and travel.

Life, Death, and Community in Cairo's City of the Dead

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450267017
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Life, Death, and Community in Cairo's City of the Dead by : Hassan Ansah

Download or read book Life, Death, and Community in Cairo's City of the Dead written by Hassan Ansah and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE CITY OF THE DEAD is a mysterious area of Cairo that many Egyptians are aware of but not intimately connected too. This book provides a historical evolution of a residential cemetery more than four centuries old. Beneath a modern multilane highway lies a vast intricately connected ancient necropolis that stretches over three kilometres. The primary focus of the book is to analyze, understand, and to share the unique history and culture of this hidden, yet dynamic city with the outside world. It is here that life and death reconcile under the amazingly interesting stories of the lives shared by its community members. From the Majestic Citadel to the wonderfully designed grave tombs of unknown mystic saints, this book expresses the historical and cultural voice of this indomitable city which never stops reinventing itself. This panoramic story of a city that oscillates between the sacred and the profane- ancient tombs coalesce with chaotic markets- blends the personal touch of first hand travel with the in depth provocation of history. It is a sweeping, lucid work.