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Hardback. K. A. C. Creswell, C.B.E., Hacker Art Books. Author: K. A. C. Creswell, C.B.E.Binding: HardbackPublished: Hacker Art Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: 2 loose maps included. Fold-out diagrams and charts intact. Minor stains on boards. Internally very good. Volume I: Ikhshids and Fatimids, A.D. 939-1171 & Volume II: Ayyubids and Early Bahrite Mamluks, A.D. 1171-1326. K. A. C. Creswell's monumental twovolume study of Muslim architecture in Egypt presents a rigorous and authoritative account of the region's building traditions from the tenth to the fourteenth century. Volume I details the Ikhshid and Fatimid dynasties, illustrating the rise of monumental mosques, palaces, and urban structures that defined Cairo's early Islamic identity. Volume II continues with the Ayyubid and early Bahrite Mamluk periods, chronicling the refinement of architectural forms, the expansion of madrasas, and the integration of military and civic design. Creswell argues for Egypt's central role in shaping Islamic architectural language, documenting structural innovations, decorative programs, and the interplay of political power with artistic expression. Hardback.