Muslim fortresses in the Levant between crusaders and Mongols / Kate Raphael.

Author/creator Raphael, Kate
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge,
Descriptionxvi, 265 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Fortification--Egypt. --History. --To 1500.
Military architecture--Egypt. --History. --To 1500.
Siege warfare--Egypt. --History. --To 1500.
Architecture, Ayyubid--Egypt.
Architecture, Mameluke--Egypt.
Egypt--History, Military. --To 1500.

SeriesCulture and civilization in the Middle East ; 23
Culture and civilisation in the Middle East. ^A466462
Contents Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries: -- Muslims' apprenticeship -- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses -- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) -- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century -- Military architecture versus political and military organization.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-261) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010007402
ISBN9780415569255 (hardback)
ISBN0415569257 (hardback)
ISBN9780203845165 (ebook)
ISBN0203845161 (ebook)

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