Creswell Photographs Re-examined

New Perspectives on Islamic Architecture

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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The Creswell photographic archive at the American University in Cairo is an invaluable resource of over 12,000 printed images of Islamic architecture, mainly in Cairo, but also including buildings in other important cities such as Córdoba and Baghdad. Creswell’s own photographs constitute the majority of the collection, but he also assembled work by photographers active in the decades before he began his systematic recording in the 1920s. This volume of collected studies seeks to highlight the value of this collection for scholars, who can examine the visual evidence of architecture now destroyed or altered in order to better understand various aspects of these significant buildings. Contributors discuss such issues as epigraphy in domestic and religious architecture, the use of early photographs as guides for modern restoration, and military architecture.Contributors: Tarek Galal Abdel-Hamid, Noha Abou-Khatwa, Conchita Añorve-Tschirgi, Dina Ishak Bakhoum, Nairy Hampikian, May al-Ibrashy, Hani Hamza, Chahinda Karim, Dina Montasser, Bernard O’Kane, Seif El-Rashidi, Ola Seif, Nicholas Warner.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-07-01
Mått:165 x 229 x 37 mm
Vikt:1 052 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:The American University in Cairo Press
ISBN:9789774162442

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Bernard O’Kane is a professor in the Arab and Islamic Civilizations Department of the American University in Cairo.

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ContentsIllustrationsContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionNote on Sources and PhotographsI. The Citadel of Cairo in the Ayyubid Period and the Development of Thirteenth-century Fortifications: A ReconsiderationTarek Galal Abdel-Hamid2. An Ode to Remember: The Burda of al-Busiri in Cairene Ottoman HousesDoha Abou-Khatwa3. The Mosque of Mustafa Shurbagi Mirza: Reasserting Egypt's Mamluk RootsConchita Aftorve-Tschirgi4. The Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban before and after CreswellDina Ishak Bakhoum5. Archival Photography and the Formulation of Cconseration Policy: The Case of Manzil QayetbayNairy Hampikian and May al-Ibrashy6. The Turba of Azdumur in the NorthernCemetery of Cairo Hani Hamza7. The Mamluk Mosque of Amir Husayn:A Reconstruction Chahinda Karim8. Modes of Utilizing Qur'anic Inscriptions onCairene Mamluk Religious Monuments Dina Montasser9. The Great Mosque of Hama Redux Bernard O'Kane10. A Study of the Unintended in Creswell's Photographs: The Architecture of the Nineteenth and TwentiethCenturies, and the Continuity of Building Traditions Seif El Rashidi11. The Works of Sultan al-Ghuri in Khan al-Khalili:Analysis and Reconstruction of the Covered Market Ola Seif12. Detecting the Past: K.A.C. Creswell,Photography, and the Landscape of Cairo Nicholas WarnerGlossary