The City of the Caliphs: A Popular Study of Cairo and Its Environs and the Nile and Its Antiquities - Couverture souple
Synopsis
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Cairo would be included in the list. It is inferior in world-wide interest, of course, to Jerusalem orR ome, or even A thens, but it would probably take a higher rank than many historic capitals. No doubt Cairo, compared with the great capitals of Europe, is modern, or, at any rate, mediaeval, and, indeed, historically of little importance; but it cannot be denied that to the average traveller Cairo is not easily dissociated fromE gypt, the cradle of the oldest civilisation and culture in the world. The proximity of the Pyramids and theS phinx have no doubt something to do with this vague and erroneous view, and with the fictitious antiquity ignorantly attributed to the City of the Caliphs. The most elementary history, handbook or guide-book will, of course, correct this general impression ;but it is not, perhaps, an exaggeration to say that some casual visitors toE gypt begin their sightseeing with a vague, if unformulated, impression that Cairo was once the capital of the Pharaohs, and the Pyramids its cemetery. The historic and artistic interest of Cairo is, in short, purely mediaeval andS aracenic; and, perhaps, no Eastern city, except Damascus, in the beaten track of tourist travel.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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