Treasures of Islamic Art : A Portfolio of 10 Masterpieces Pictures or photographs
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Cairo's museums are home to some of the richest collection of Islamic art in the world.
Long the seat of great dynasties, whose rulers and descendants both amassed and patronized works of art, Cairo's status as one of the wealthiest and most populous cities of the medieval world is reflected in the exquisite arts and crafts that make up its collections, which expanded in the twentieth century through the purchase of private collections so that they now include not just the arts of the dynasties that made Cairo their capital, such as the Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, but material from other important areas of the Islamic world, such as Iran and Turkey, as well.
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- Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication Date:15/12/2006
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- ISBN:9789774160240
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- ISBN:9789774160240