The Muslim Architecture Of Egypt (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: K. A. C. Creswell, C.B.E.
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hacker Art Books, 1978
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: 2 loose maps included. Fold-out diagrams and charts intact. Minor stains on boards. Internally very good.
Volume I: Ikhshids and Fatimids, A.D. 939-1171 & Volume II: Ayyubids and Early Bahrite Mamluks, A.D. 1171-1326. K. A. C. Creswell’s monumental two‑volume study of Muslim architecture in Egypt presents a rigorous and authoritative account of the region’s building traditions from the tenth to the fourteenth century. Volume I details the Ikhshid and Fatimid dynasties, illustrating the rise of monumental mosques, palaces, and urban structures that defined Cairo’s early Islamic identity. Volume II continues with the Ayyubid and early Bahrite Mamluk periods, chronicling the refinement of architectural forms, the expansion of madrasas, and the integration of military and civic design. Creswell argues for Egypt’s central role in shaping Islamic architectural language, documenting structural innovations, decorative programs, and the interplay of political power with artistic expression.
Author: K. A. C. Creswell, C.B.E.
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hacker Art Books, 1978
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: 2 loose maps included. Fold-out diagrams and charts intact. Minor stains on boards. Internally very good.
Volume I: Ikhshids and Fatimids, A.D. 939-1171 & Volume II: Ayyubids and Early Bahrite Mamluks, A.D. 1171-1326. K. A. C. Creswell’s monumental two‑volume study of Muslim architecture in Egypt presents a rigorous and authoritative account of the region’s building traditions from the tenth to the fourteenth century. Volume I details the Ikhshid and Fatimid dynasties, illustrating the rise of monumental mosques, palaces, and urban structures that defined Cairo’s early Islamic identity. Volume II continues with the Ayyubid and early Bahrite Mamluk periods, chronicling the refinement of architectural forms, the expansion of madrasas, and the integration of military and civic design. Creswell argues for Egypt’s central role in shaping Islamic architectural language, documenting structural innovations, decorative programs, and the interplay of political power with artistic expression.