Mamluk history through architecture : monuments, culture and politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria / / by Nasser Rabbat
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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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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2010 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 720.9560902 |
| Soggetto topico: | Architecture, Mameluke - Egypt - History - To 1500 |
| Architecture, Mameluke - Syria - History - To 1500 | |
| Architectural structure & design | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Mamluk history through architecture |
| ISBN: | 0-7556-9747-2 |
| 1-78673-386-2 | |
| 1-78672-386-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910466571103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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