The minarets of Cairo - Behrens-Abouseif, Doris (London: I.B.Tauris, 2010)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-203) and index.
Keywords: Minarets -- Egypt -- Cairo; Islamic architecture -- Egypt -- Cairo; Buildings; Islamic architecture; Minarets; Minarett; Islamitische bouwkunst; Minaretten; Minarets -- Egypt -- Cairo; Islamic architecture -- Egypt -- Cairo; Cairo (Egypt) -- Buildings, structures, etc; Cairo (Egypt) -- Buildings, structures, etc; Egypt -- Cairo; Kairo; Kairo; Egypt -- Cairo -- Buildings -- Architecture; History