TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rabbat,Nasser O.
TI  - Mamluk history through architecture: monuments, culture and politics in medieval Egypt and Syria / 
SN  - 9789774164323
U1  - 720.962024   22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  -  AUC Press, 
KW  - Mamelukes
KW  - Architecture, Mameluke
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Syria
KW  - History
KW  - 1250-1517
KW  - 1260-1516
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-251) and index
N2  - 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
ER  -