The invention of skyscape: Mamluk architecture in Egypt during the 13th and 14th centuries

Martin Bommas

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Abstract

Article describes how Islamic architecture revolutionised places of worship during the Mamluk era; re-use of ancient (Pharaonic) building material; minarets as defining skyscape.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEast meets West
Subtitle of host publicationthe Crusades and the Age of Decolonisation
EditorsMartin Bommas
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherGiles Ltd.
Chapter4
Pages33-41
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9781913875022
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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