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The minarets of Cairo /

Behrens-Abouseif, Doris,

The minarets of Cairo / Doris Behrens-Abouseif ; photographs by Bernard O’Kane - London: I.B.Tauris, 2010 - 352 pages : illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-203) and index.

The minaret -- The Mu'adhdhin -- The pharos of Alexandria and the minaret -- Stylistic evolution of Cairene minarets -- The location of minarets -- Epigraphy of Cairene minarets -- The finial -- The staircase -- The Mabkhara and the bulb-shaped top -- The transitional zone of minarets -- Survey of Cairene minarets -- The Adhan : the call to prayer -- Koranic epigraphy of Cairene minarets.

ISBN: 9781848855397 9789774240355

LCCN: 85234202

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 008870438 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Minarets--Egypt--Cairo.
Islamic architecture--Egypt--Cairo.
Buildings.
Islamic architecture.
Minarets.
Minarett
Islamitische bouwkunst.
Minaretten.
Minarets--Egypt--Cairo.
Islamic architecture--Egypt--Cairo.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Cairo (Egypt)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Cairo (Egypt)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Egypt--Cairo.
Kairo
Kairo.

Subjects--Index Terms: Egypt Cairo Buildings Architecture.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: NA6083.A1 / B44 1985

Dewey Class. No.: 726/.2/096216 / B421