Author: Grabar, Oleg ; editor :
Title: Muqarnas : An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture : Volume 2 : The Art of the Mamluks
Description: New Haven, Yale University Press, 1984. orig. cloth, dustwrapper.. 26x18cm, 181 pp.. Textual illustrations.. ISBN: 0300031378. Minor wear. VG. ¶ Contains 14 papers. Includes: Reflections on Mamluk Art; Manners & Customs at the Mamluk Court; Cairo's Area & Population in the Early 15th Century; Urbanization & Monument Construction in Mamluk Cairo; Residential Architecture in Mamluk Cairo; The Haram Documents as Sources for the Arts &Architecture of the Mamluk Period; The Astronomy of the Mamluks: A Brief Overview; Sha'ban, Barquq & the Decline of the Mamluk Metalworking Industry; Mamluk Underglaze-Painted Pottery: Foundations for Future Study; Mamluk Pottery: More Evidence from Fustat; Towar an Understanding of Mamluk Silks: National & International Considerations; Some Observations on the Calligrapher and Illuminators of the Koran of Ruka al-Din Baybars al-Jashnagir; Mamluk Painting in the Late 15th Century; Mamluk Patronage & Arts in Egypt: Concluding Remarks.

Keywords: 0300031378 Islamic Art History, Medieval Egypt, Mamluk Dynasty, Mamlukes, Mameluke, Cairo, Architecture, Architectural,