Islamic Architecture in Cairo

by Behrens-Abouseif, Doris

• ISBN13: 9789774242038
• ISBN10: 9774242033
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr

Summary

Known as the "Mother of the World", 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. The book also includes a descriptive catalogue of the major monuments from the early Islamic period through the Fatimid, Ayyubid, Bahri Mamluk, Circassian Mamluk and Ottoman periods. This concise and comprehensive study will appeal to specialists as well as beginning students and interested lay readers.

Table of Contents

Preface

List of Plates

List of figures Important Events in the History of Islamic Cairo

Introduction

The City

Stylistic Evolution of Islamic Architecture in Cairo

Domestic Architecture in Cairo

The Monuments

Early Islamic Architecture in Cairo

Architecture of the Fatimid Period

Architecture of the Ayyubid Period

Architecture of the Bahri Mamluks

Architecture of the Circassian Mamluks

Architecture of the Ottoman Period

Bibliography

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