Product Description

Combining an analysis of Cairo's urban growth from the Islamic conquest up to the reign of Muhammad 'Ali, an overview of its main architectural styles, a descriptive catalog of the major monuments, and a discussion of domestic architecture, this concise and comprehensive study will appeal to specialists as well as beginning students and interested lay readers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #765102 in Books
• Published on: 1996-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 175 pages

Review
'"Doris Behrens-Abouseif's handbook is at its most fascinating and readable when it discusses the no longer extant Fatimid palaces and the Mamluke buildings within the Citadel.'
Robert Irwin, "TLS, may 1990.
'"Man wird lange suchen m]ssen, um die gesammelten Fakten so komprimiert und ]bersichtlich in einer Publikation vereinigt zu finden wie in diesem Band.'
KM, "Trialog, 1990.
'"The most valuable...are the chapters on domestic architecture and buildings of the fourteenth century and later...'
Jonathan M. Bloom, "Journal Soc. Architectural Historians, 1991.
'..".un ouvrage de synthhse pratique et fort utile...'
Marianne Barrucand, "Der Islam, 1992.
'..".extremely interesting...addresses both the scholar and the learned visitor of the city.'
L.M., "Environmental Design, 1990.
'"The value of this book is that there is virtually none other like it.'
Barbara Kencht, "International Journal of Middle East Studies, 26.
'"Like all the volumes of Muqarnas," and their supplements, this is a very comfortable book to handle and to read. All in all, a most welcome and highly recommended addition to the literature.'
J.W. Allan, "Journal of Islamic Studies, 1996.

About the Author
Doris Behrens-Abouseif holds an M.S. in Islamic art and architecture from the American University in Cairo, and a Ph.D. in Islamic history from the University of Hamburg. She is the author of The Minarets of Cairo (AUC Press, 1985).