LEADER 04344nam 22005651 450 001 9910960354103321 005 20200124110340.0 010 $a9780755697472 010 $a0755697472 010 $a9781786733863 010 $a1786733862 010 $a9781786723864 010 $a1786723867 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755697472 035 $a(CKB)3840000000342630 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5260154 035 $a(OCoLC)1021883137 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09265065 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9780755697472BC 035 $a(Perlego)916492 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000342630 100 $a20200131d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aMamluk history through architecture $emonuments, culture and politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria /$fby Nasser Rabbat 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (252 pages) 311 08$a9781845119645 311 08$a1845119649 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1 Unpacking Mamluk Sources -- 1. The Changing Concept of Mamluk in the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt and Syria -- 2. Representing the Mamluks in Mamluk Historical Writing -- 3. Perception of Architecture in Mamluk Sources -- 4. Architects and Artists in Mamluk Society: The Perspective of the Sources -- Part 2 Architecture as History -- 5. The Mosaics of the Qubba al-Zahiriyya in Damascus: A Classical Syrian Medium Acquires a Mamluk Signature -- 6. The Militarisation of Taste in Medieval Bilad al-Sham -- 7. Al-Azhar Mosque: An Architectural Chronicle of Cairo's History -- Part 3 Architecture and Language -- 8. Documenting Buildings in the Waqf System -- 9. The Iwans of the Madrasa of Sultan Hasan -- 10. Qasr: An Agent of Monumentality in Mamluk Architecture -- 11. Mamluk Throne Halls: Qubba or Iwan -- Part 4 Architecture as Cultural Index -- 12. Writing the History of Islamic Architecture in Cairo -- 13. The Ideological Significance of the Dar al-'Adl in the Medieval Islamic Orient -- 14. 'Ajib and Gharib: Artistic Perception in Medieval Arabic Sources -- 15. The Formation of the Neo-Mamluk Style in Modern Egypt -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aArchitecture, Mameluke$zEgypt$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aArchitecture, Mameluke$zSyria$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aArchitectural structure & design$2BIC 615 0$aArchitecture, Mameluke$xHistory 615 0$aArchitecture, Mameluke$xHistory 615 7$aArchitectural structure & design. 676 $a720.9560902 700 $aRabbat$b Nasser O.$0689459 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960354103321 996 $aMamluk history through architecture$94341995 997 $aUNINA