Author: Behrens-Abouseif, Doris ; editor:
Title: The Cairo Heritage : Essays in Honor of Laila Ali Ibrahim
Description: Cairo, American University in Cairo, (2000). orig.cloth, dustwrapper.. 24x15cm, viii,340 pp.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contains 20 papers concerning Architecture & Urban History; Decorative Arts; Preservation of the Urban & Architectural Heritage. Includes: Al- Maqrizi's 'Khitat'. an Egyptian 'Lieu de Mémoire'; Al-Maqrizi's Reinvention of Egyptian Historiography through Architectural History; Waqf as Renumeration & the Family Affairs of al-Nasir Muhammad & Baktimur al- Saqi; The Minaret of Ibn Tulun Reconsidered; Function & Allusion: A Note on the Bab al-Sa'at; Turban al-Sitt: An Identification; The Mosque of Ulmas al-Hajib; Domestic & Religious Architecture in Cairo: Mutual Influences; The Qaysariyya of Sultan al-Ashraf Inal According to Waqf Documents; A Mamluk Institution for Urbanization: The Waqf; Istibdal: The Game of Exchange & Its Impact on the Urbanization of Mamluk Cairo; The Sabil of Yusuf Agha Dar al-Sa'ada (1088 / 1677) According to Its Waqf Document; Learning from Mamluk Architectural Esthetics; Egyptian Luster- Painted Pottery from the Ayyubid & Mamluk Periods; Further Thoughts on Mamluk Enameled Glass; Revitalization of Historic Cities: The Need for a New Economic Analysis; etc.

Keywords: Medieval Egypt, Cairo Architecture, Urban History, Decorative, Architectural, Islamic, Archaeology, Mamluk Art Arts, Preservation, Building