The fortress of the raven : Karak in the Middle Islamic period (1100 -1650) /

The fortress of the raven : Karak in the Middle Islamic period (1100 -1650) /

In c.1142 work started on the construction of a major castle in the southern Jordanian town of Karak. The largest of a network of fortifications, Karak castle became the administrative centre of an important Crusader lordship. After 1188 Karak and its territories were incorporated into the Ayyubid,...

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Main Author: Milwright, Marcus.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: Islamic History and Civilization 72.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223035.

Subjects:

Ayyubids > History.
Civilization, Islamic.
Mamelukes > History.
Karak (Jordan : Province) > History.

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Call Number: DS154.9.K35 M55 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. Introduction /
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  • Chapter Two. The political history of Karak /
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  • Chapter Three. Administration and architectural patronage in Karak and its dependent regions /
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  • Chapter Four. Economic survey of Karak and its dependent regions /
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  • Chapter Five. Summary of the historical evidence /
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  • Chapter Six. Unglazed ceramics /
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  • Chapter Seven. Glazed ceramics /
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  • Chapter Eight. Summary of the ceramic evidence /
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  • Chapter Nine. Conclusion /
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  • Appendix One. Catalogue of the ceramics from Karak: Areas A-F /
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  • Appendix Two. Identifications of sites /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
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