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UNINA9910466571103321 |
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Autore |
Rabbat Nasser O. |
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Titolo |
Mamluk history through architecture : monuments, culture and politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria / / by Nasser Rabbat |
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London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2010 |
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0-7556-9747-2 |
1-78673-386-2 |
1-78672-386-7 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 pages) |
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Architecture, Mameluke - Egypt - History - To 1500 |
Architecture, Mameluke - Syria - History - To 1500 |
Architectural structure & design |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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"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 |
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study of architecture and social history in the Middle East and beyond."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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UNINA9910745494303321 |
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Autore |
Causa, Stefano |
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Battistello Caracciolo : l'opera completa / Stefano Causa |
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In custodia |
Sulla custodia: La pittura in Italia. |
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