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: English

Published: Cairo : the American University in Cairo Press, 2010.

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

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Call Number: ( F )NA6083 .A1 B44 2010

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.