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Continuity Within Islamic Art And Architecture: Hassan Fathy As A Modern Catalyst, Ahmad Hamid
Continuity Within Islamic Art And Architecture: Hassan Fathy As A Modern Catalyst, Ahmad Hamid
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Monumental Quranic Inscriptions On Cairene Religious Monuments, Dina Mahmoud Hamdi Montasser
Monumental Quranic Inscriptions On Cairene Religious Monuments, Dina Mahmoud Hamdi Montasser
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Since Quranic inscriptions dominate the epigraphic decoration of Cairene Islamic religious monuments, the target of this thesis has been to investigate the Quranic inscriptions of some selected religious monuments of each main era of the Islamic history of Cairo: Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman. The questions examined are the following: what was the frequency of utilizing Quranic inscriptions compared to other types of inscriptions? What are the common architectural locations of Quranic quotations compared to other types of inscriptions? Regardless of the form of the script, whether naskhi or kufic, what were the common stylistic visual forms of inscriptions on religious …
Al-Madrasa Al-Firdaus In Aleppo: A Chef-D'Oeuvre Of Ayyubid Architecture, Rana Jalabi-Holdijk
Al-Madrasa Al-Firdaus In Aleppo: A Chef-D'Oeuvre Of Ayyubid Architecture, Rana Jalabi-Holdijk
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The Syrian Ayyubid architecture of the thirteenth century reflects outstanding architectonic qualities of harmony and proportion. This study intends to demonstrate how the Madrasa al-Firdaus is a chef-d'oeuvre of this period.
The Mosque Of Aṣlam Al-Silāḥdār, Chahinda Fahmi Karim
The Mosque Of Aṣlam Al-Silāḥdār, Chahinda Fahmi Karim
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