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OverviewCrusader castles have been the subject of academic study for well over a century but the castles constructed by Muslim powers in greater Syria have been comparatively neglected. This series of studies looks at key developments and monuments in the history of Muslim military architecture in Syria from its beginnings under the Umayyads (661-750) down to Ottoman times. These studies range from ground-breaking archaeological studies to wide-ranging analysis of broader trends. The work is fully illustrated with photographs and plans, most of them never published before. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hugh KennedyPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 35 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.918kg ISBN: 9789004147133ISBN 10: 9004147136 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 29 November 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Contributors List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction 1. Umayyad castles: the Shift from late Antique Military Architecture to early Islamic Palatial Building, D. Genequand 2. Qasr Hallabat (Jordan) Revisited: Reassessment of the Material Evidence, I. Arce 3. Recent Excavations in Early Abbasid Kharab Sayyar, J-W. Meyer 4. The Excavations at Madinat al-Far/ Hisn Maslama on the Balikh Road, C-P. Haase 5. The Walls of early Islamic Ayla: Defence or Symbol?, D. Whitcomb 6. The Kastrom of Qal'at Sem'an, J-L. Biscop 7. The Militarization of Taste in Medieval Bilad al-Sham, N. Rabbat 8. The Development of Islamic Military Architecture during the Ayyubid and Mamluk Reconquests of Frankish Syria, B. Michaudel 9. The Citadel of al-Raqqa and Fortifications in the Middle Euphrates Area, S. Heidemann 10. La Citadelle de Damas: les apports d'une etude archeologique, S. Berthier 11. The Citadel of Aleppo: recent studies, J. Gonnella 12. Defending Ayyubid Aleppo: the fortifications of al-Zahir Ghazi (1186-1216), Y. Tabbaa 13. The Citadel of \Harim, S. Gelichi 14. The Castle of Shayzar; the fortification of the access system, C. Tonghini and N. Montevecchi 15. The Tower of Aybak in Ajlun Castle: an example of the spread of an architectural concept in early 13th century Ayyubid fortification, C. Yovitchich 16. Exploratory Mission to Shumaymis, J. Bylinski 17. Mediaeval Cave Fortifications of the Upper Orontes Valley (a preliminary report), B. Major 18. Qal'at al-Rum/Hromgla/Rumkale and the Mamluk Siege of 691AH/1292 CE, A. Stewart 19. Fortifications East and West, J. France 20. Defensive ditches in Ottoman Fortifications in Bilad al-Sham, K. Prag 21. Ottoman Hajj Forts, A. PetersenReviewsAuthor InformationHugh Kennedy, Professor of Middle Eastern History, University of St Andrews. Author of many books including The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphs (1986, 2004) and The Courts of the Caliphs (2004). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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