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

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" Egypt, art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Warner, Nicholas

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061501
Doc. NO	:	ALei1898
Main Entry	:	Warner, Nicholas
Title & Author	:	Egypt, art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Warner, Nicholas
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(2,876 words)
Abstract	:	The Arab conquest of Egypt in 19/640 introduced to Egyptian art and architecture a new range of architectural typologies and decorative treatments. At the time of the conquest, extensive monumental remains from the Pharaonic to the late antique periods were preserved in Egypt. Although the formal influence of such buildings on the architecture of the following millennium was slight, the masonry itself provided a seemingly inexhaustible supply of raw materials for new construction. A variety of typologies, such as the courtyard mosque and the madrasa , were imported to cater
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1898.pdf