Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (New Revised 7th Edition)

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Product ID:	9789774168550
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	EG
Title:	Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Subtitle:	The Practical Guide (New Revised 7th Edition)
Authors:	Author: Caroline Williams
Page Count:	316
Subjects:	Architecture: religious buildings, Religious buildings, History of religion, Islam, Travel and holiday guides, History of religion, Islam, Travel & holiday guides, Egypt
Description:	Select Guide Rating A new, fully revised edition of this perennially popular guide to Cairo's Islamic monuments Cairo’s Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo’s spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity. The discovery of this historic core, first visually by nineteenth-century western artists, then intellectually by twentieth-century Islamic art specialists, now awaits the delight of the general visitor. This new, fully revised edition of a popular and handy guide continues to walk the visitor around more than two hundred of the city’s most interesting Islamic monuments. It also keeps pace with recent restoration initiatives and newly opened monuments.
Imprint Name:	The American University in Cairo Press
Publisher Name:	The American University in Cairo Press
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2018-04-21

Weight	372 g
Dimensions	210 × 142 × 11 mm