TY - BOOK AU - Doris Behrens-Abouseif TI - Cairo of the Mamluks: A history of the architecture and its culture SN - 9789774160776 U1 - 726.2 21 PY - 2007/// CY - Cairo PB - The American University in Cairo Press KW - Islamic architecture KW - Egypt KW - Architecture, Mameluke KW - Mosques KW - Tombs N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-345) and index; The Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517) -- Pious patronage -- Motivation and perception of monumental patronage -- The patronage of the civilian elite -- Ceremonial culture -- Treasures, status and style -- Construction : organization and cost -- The growth of the Metropolis -- The Metropolitan architectural style -- The evolution of Mamluk architecture in Cairo -- The successors of the Ayyubids -- The reign of al-Zahir Baybars -- From al-Mansur Qalawun to al-Nasir Muhammad -- The early period of al-Nasir Muhammad's reign -- Al-Nasir Muhammad's Third Reign and after -- The reign of al-Nasir Hasan and after -- The reign of al-Nasir Faraj Ibn Barquq -- The reign of al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh -- The reign of al-Ashraf Barsbay -- The reign of al-Zahir Jaqmaq -- The reign of al-Ashraf Inal -- The reign of al-Ashraf Qaytbay -- The reign of al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri ER -