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Tree of Pearls: The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr
Ruggles, D. Fairchild (Professor in Landscape Architecture, Professor in Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Tree of Pearls: The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr
Ruggles, D. Fairchild (Professor in Landscape Architecture, Professor in Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Tree of Pearls is a vivid exploration of the life of a singular woman who rose from slavery to become sultan of Egypt in the 13th century. Her achievements were the ending the Seventh Crusade, the inauguration of the Mamluk dynasty, and the building of innovative works of architecture that left an enduring mark on Cairo.
208 pages, 104 illustrations, 50 in color
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 19, 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9780190873202 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 204 |
Dimensions | 236 × 160 × 18 mm · 521 g |