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Author:   Bernard O’Kane ,  Tarek Galal Abdel-Hamid ,  Noha Abou-Khatwa ,  Conchita Anorve-Tschirgi
Publisher:   The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint:   The American University in Cairo Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.052kg
ISBN:  

9789774162442

ISBN 10:   9774162447
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   01 July 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents Illustrations Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Note on Sources and Photographs I. The Citadel of Cairo in the Ayyubid Period and the Development of Thirteenth-century Fortifications: A Reconsideration Tarek Galal Abdel-Hamid 2. An Ode to Remember: The Burda of al-Busiri in Cairene Ottoman Houses Doha Abou-Khatwa 3. The Mosque of Mustafa Shurbagi Mirza: Reasserting Egypt's Mamluk Roots Conchita Aftorve-Tschirgi 4. The Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban before and after Creswell Dina Ishak Bakhoum 5. Archival Photography and the Formulation of Cconseration Policy: The Case of Manzil Qayetbay Nairy Hampikian and May al-Ibrashy 6. The Turba of Azdumur in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo Hani Hamza 7. The Mamluk Mosque of Amir Husayn: A Reconstruction Chahinda Karim 8. Modes of Utilizing Qur'anic Inscriptions on Cairene Mamluk Religious Monuments Dina Montasser 9. The Great Mosque of Hama Redux Bernard O'Kane 10. A Study of the Unintended in Creswell's Photographs: The Architecture of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, and the Continuity of Building Traditions Seif El Rashidi 11. The Works of Sultan al-Ghuri in Khan al-Khalili: Analysis and Reconstruction of the Covered Market Ola Seif 12. Detecting the Past: K.A.C. Creswell, Photography, and the Landscape of Cairo Nicholas Warner Glossary

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Bernard O’Kane is a professor in the Arab and Islamic Civilizations Department of the American University in Cairo.

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