Islamic Cairo in maps : finding the monuments /
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"This portable, easy-to-use map guide helps you locate over seven hundred Islamic-era monuments in Cairo's historic core, stretching from the city's northern walls all the way southward to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the Citadel, and beyond to Coptic Cairo, which includes monuments that pre-date Islamic rule. Clearly divided into six digestible main sections, the first five contain clusters of monuments, whilethe sixth covers structures scattered all around the old Cairene urban fabric. The clear, uncluttered cartographic style makes finding where you want to go a pleasure, and the maps are accompanied by a comprehensive index of monuments that gives their dates where known, their location referenced to their corresponding map pages, and a timeline of key periods and dynasties. Attractively designed in full color and including over twenty photographs of key monuments, this guide is conveniently packed into a slim 104 pages-handy enough to take anywhere and great for planning and remembering excursions. It is not only an ideal companion for the city's visitors and residents but an invaluable resource for historians, writers, and students"--
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1 atlas (104 pages) : color maps ; 21 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781649031112
1649031114
Contribution à l'étude de l'archerie musulmane, principalement d'après le manuscrit d'Oxford Bodléienne Huntington no 264 /
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Arabic text and French translation of Dhikr faḍīlat al-ramy wa-awṣāfih, a chapter extracted from the author's Tabṣirat arbāb al-albab.
Running title : Archerie musulmane. :
xxxv, 183 pages : 15 plates ; 25 cm. :
Bibliography : pages [xxv]-xxxv.
The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the 14th century /
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A retelling of a great traveler's remarkable career, presented within the cultural and social context of Islamic society as both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times.
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xx, 359 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343) and index. :
9780520243859
0520243854