Ottoman Cairo: Religious Architecture from Sultan Selim to Napoleon - Couverture rigide

Karim, Dr. Chahinda

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1649030843 ISBN 13 : 9781649030849

Editeur : American University in Cairo Press, 2021

Synopsis

A unique, richly illustrated study of Ottoman religious buildings standing today in Cairo

With the conquest in 1517 CE of Egypt by the Ottomans, Cairo lost its position as the capital of the Islamic empire to Istanbul but it retained an eminent position as the second most important city, with Egypt still regarded as one of the wealthiest provinces of the new empire. Round minarets with pointed hoods, as symbols of the new rulers, began filling the landscape alongside the octagonal minarets with pavilion tops of the Mamluks, new mosques, zawiyas, and madrasas/takiyas were built to emphasize the continuation of Sunni Islamic rule, while the use of tiles imported from Turkey introduced new decorative styles to the city's existing rich carvings and marble paneling.

This book invites readers and students to revisit a long-overlooked era of Cairo's architectural evolution, offering a unique, comprehensive study of Ottoman religious buildings still standing today. It provides detailed descriptions and walk-throughs of the buildings covered, visually, through its rich collection of plans, line drawings, and photographs, and through the narrative that infuses each image with life, shedding light on the continuous evolution of architecture in Cairo even after the city had ceased to be the capital of the Islamic empire.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Chahinda Karim (1943-2021) was adjunct
professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University in Cairo,
where she held full-time teaching positions during several intervals from 1984
onward. She was also adjunct professor at Helwan University for almost twenty
years. She obtained her BA and MA from the American University in Cairo, and
her PhD in Islamic art and architecture from Cairo University. She wrote widely
on Mamluk architecture, particularly the Bahri Mamluk period, for journal
articles and collected volumes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American University in Cairo Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1649030843
• ISBN 13: 9781649030849
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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