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Islamic Monuments in Cairo : a practical guide / Caroline Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Caroline (Caroline H.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic antiquities--Egypt--Cairo--Guidebooks.
- Islamic antiquities.
- Egypt--Cairo.
- Islamic architecture--Egypt--Cairo--Guidebooks.
- Islamic architecture.
- Cairo (Egypt)--Antiquities--Guidebooks.
- Cairo (Egypt).
- Egypt--Antiquities--Guidebooks.
- Egypt.
- Antiquities.
- Genre:
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Other Title:
- Practical guide to Islamic monuments in Cairo.
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- Unlike Baghdad and Damascus, Cairo was spared the devastation of the Mongol invasions, and many of its fine medieval structures are still standing - mosques, madrasas, mausoleums, caravanserais, fortifications, aqueducts, private houses, Quranic schools. It is an unequaled treasure-house of Islamic architecture - a treasure-house that most visitors pass by in ignorance. This revised and updated edition of an always popular book describes Cairo's rich architectural heritage and medieval urban development, and guides the visitor around over two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments.
- Notes:
- Originally published as: A practical guide to Islamic monuments in Cairo / Richard Parker, Robin Sabin, 1974 and 1981, and revised by Caroline Williams in 1985.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9774242904
- OCLC:
- 30701991
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