The minarets of Cairo Islamic architecture from the Arab conquest to the end of the Ottoman Empire

The minarets of Cairo Islamic architecture from the Arab conquest to the end of the Ottoman Empire

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Main Author: Behrens-Abouseif, Doris.

Other Authors: Warner, Nicholas. O'Kane, Bernard.

Format: Book

Language: Undetermined

Published: Cairo the American University in Cairo Press 2010.

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Cairo (Egypt) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Islamic architecture > Egypt > Cairo.
Minarets > Egypt > Cairo.

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Call Number: ( F )NA6083 .A1 B44 2010

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245 1 4 |a The minarets of Cairo   |b Islamic architecture from the Arab conquest to the end of the Ottoman Empire  
264 1 |a Cairo   |b the American University in Cairo Press   |c 2010. 
300 |a xvi, 352 p.   |b ill. (some col.), map, plans   |c 34 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a The call to prayer and the muezzin -- Functions and use of the minaret -- Placement -- Construction and materials -- Architecture and decoration -- Epigraphy -- The minaret depicted / by Nicholas Warner -- Early history and formation of the minaret in Cairo -- Mamluk minarets -- Minarets under Ottoman rule -- Provincial minarets in Egypt -- The minaret of Sultan Qaytbay at the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina. 
650 4 |a Cairo (Egypt) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 
650 4 |a Islamic architecture -- Egypt -- Cairo. 
650 4 |a Minarets -- Egypt -- Cairo. 
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