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Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
Arts of the City Victorious Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
Author: Jonathan M. Bloom
This is the first book-length study of the art and architecture of the Fatimids, the Ismaili Shi'i dynasty that ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171. The Fatimids are most famous for founding the city of al-Qahira (Cairo) in 969, and their art?particularly textiles and luster ceramics, but also metalwork and carved rock-crystal, ivor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300135428
ISBN-10: 0300135424
Publication Date: 3/19/2008
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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