Cyprus art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Cyprus art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Ruggles, D. Fairchild

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061331
Doc. NO	:	ALei1728
Main Entry	:	Ruggles, D. Fairchild
Title & Author	:	Cyprus art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Ruggles, D. Fairchild
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,563 words)
Abstract	:	The complex history of the art and architecture of Cyprus rests largely on its position in the eastern Mediterranean, where the island was a launching point for the waves of Crusaders seeking to conquer the Islamic cities of the Levant and Egypt in the sixth/twelfth and seventh/thirteenth centuries. Cyprus itself had an eclectic array of architectural styles, while serving also as an intermediary for the exchange of architectural elements amongst Muslim, Catholic, and Byzantine patrons. Cyprus’s major city was the southeastern port of Famagusta, with grand Gothic
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1728.pdf