Mamluk history through architecture :
Rabbat, Nasser O.
Mamluk history through architecture : monuments, culture and politics in medieval Egypt and Syria / Nasser Rabbat. - Cairo : AUC Press, 2010. - xiv, 261 p. : ill., plans ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-251) and index.
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. Analyzing Mamluk constructions as a form of communication and documentation as well as a cultural index,Mamluk History Through Architectureshows how the buildings mirror the complex -- and historically unique -- military, political, social and financial structures of Mamluk society.
9789774164323
Mamelukes.
Architecture, Mameluke--Egypt.
Architecture, Mameluke--Syria.
Egypt--History--1250-1517.
Syria--History--1260-1516.
720.962024
Mamluk history through architecture : monuments, culture and politics in medieval Egypt and Syria / Nasser Rabbat. - Cairo : AUC Press, 2010. - xiv, 261 p. : ill., plans ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-251) and index.
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. Analyzing Mamluk constructions as a form of communication and documentation as well as a cultural index,Mamluk History Through Architectureshows how the buildings mirror the complex -- and historically unique -- military, political, social and financial structures of Mamluk society.
9789774164323
Mamelukes.
Architecture, Mameluke--Egypt.
Architecture, Mameluke--Syria.
Egypt--History--1250-1517.
Syria--History--1260-1516.
720.962024