Author: Raymond, André et al.
Title: Cairo : An Illustrated History
Description: New York, NY, Rizzoli International Publications, 2002. Hardcover. Blue cloth-bound boards with embossed title on cover and spine. (6) 7-492 pp. contains 530 color plates as well as some illustrated fold-outs. Cairo's intriguing and intricate history stretches back thousands of years, its earliest intimations in the ancient cities of Heliopolis and Memphis and the great funeral complexes of Saqqara and Giza. The actual foundation of "The Mother of the World," as Cairo is called by the Egyptians, dates from 641 AD, when the newly Muslim Arabs captured the Roman fortress of Babylon-in-Egypt, establishing the tent city of Fustat nearby.. This book brilliantly illuminates Cairo's complex but fascinating development through the centuries, right up until the beginning of the twenty-first century, when writers, artists, and architects continue to grapple with this rich and varied heritage as they try to find a medium of expression for today's Cairo. VG dj shows signs of wear at edges with some small tears, sellers sticker on back of dj. Boards and pages in excellent condition .

Keywords: World History ; Egyptian Archaeology ; ; History - Middle Eastern


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