Arts of the City Victorious

by Jonathan M. Bloom

2008 256 pages eng

Islamic architecture Islamic art Art, decorative Architektur Kunst

"Arts of the City Victorious is the first book-length study of the art and architecture of the Fatimids, the Ismaili Shi'i dynasty that ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171. The Fatimids are most famous for founding the city of al-Qahira (whence the name Cairo) in 969, and their art - pa…

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