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050	0	0	_aN6264.E3 _bC347 2006
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245	0	4	_aThe treasures of Islamic art in the museums of Cairo / _cedited by Bernard O'Kane.
264		1	_aCairo ; _aNew York : _bAmerican University in Cairo Press, _c[2006]
264		4	_c©2006
300			_axv, 312 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c35 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 300) and index.
505	0	0	_tMuseum of Islamic Art in Cairo / _tIntroduction to Islamic art / _tUmayyads and Abbasids (658-1258) / _tFatimids (969-1171) / _tAyyubids and early Mamluks (1171-1382) / _tBurgi Mamluks (1382-1517) / _tOttoman art (1517-19th century) / _tIranian art /
520			_aCairo’s museums are home to some of the richest collections of Islamic art in the world. Long the seat of great dynasties, whose rulers and descendants both amassed and patronized works of art, Cairo’s status as one of the wealthiest and most populous cities of the medieval world is reflected in the exiquisite arts and crafts that make up its collections, which expanded in the twentieth century through the purchase of private collections so that they now include not just the arts of the dynasties that made Cairo their capital, such as the Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, but material from other important areas of the Islamic world, such as Iran and Turkey. Masterpieces of every medium are represented, including the decorative arts of ceramics, metalwork, textiles, woodwork, glass, carved stone and ivory, and the art of the book. The objects vary from pieces made for purely secular purposes, many of them with blazons showing that they were the property of the great amirs of the time, to some of the choicest examples recovered from the architectural masterpieces that permeate Cairo’s landscape. An introductory chapter guides the reader into the world of Islam and its art, while subsequent chapters unfold and describe the riches of the works of art that were crafted and amassed throughout the ages. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with specially commissioned color photographs. Contributors: Mohamed Abbas, Noha Abou-Khatwa, Farouk Askar, Mohamed Hamza, Bernard O’Kane.
650		0	_aIslamic art _vCatalogs. _918118
650		0	_aIslamic decoration and ornament _zEgypt _zCairo _vCatalogs. _918119
651		0	_aArt _zEgypt _zCairo _vCatalogs. _918120
700	1		_aO'Kane, Bernard, _918121 _eeditor.
942			_cBK _2ddc