Full Description
Cairo has one of the highest concentrations of Islamic architectural treasures in the world. This introduction to the subject begins with an analysis of the Cairo's urban growth from the Islamic conquest in 641 through to the Ottoman Period and the reign of Muhammad Ali at the beginning of the 19th century. From that point, the reader is given a guided tour of the evolution of Cairo's Islamic architecture and an overview of its main styles through the investigation of monuments spanning 1200 years. Includes a descriptive catalogue of the major monuments from the early Islamic period through the Fatimid, Ayyubid, Bahri Mamluk, Circassian Mamluk and Ottoman periods.
Contents
Preface
List of Plates
Lit of Figures
Important Events in the History of Islamic Cairo
Part I
Introduction
I. The City
II. Stylistic Evolution of Islamic Architecture in Cairo
III. Domestic Architecture in Cairo
Part II
The Monuments
IV. Early Islamic Architecture in Cairo
V. Architecture of the Fatimid Period
VI. Architecture of the Ayyubid Period
VII. Architecture of the Bahri Mamluks
VIII. Architecture of the Circassian Mamluks
IX. Architecture of the Ottoman Period
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