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The history and religious heritage of old Cairo : its fortress, churches, synagogue, and mosque / Gawdat Gabra ... [et al.] ; edited by Carolyn Ludwig and Morris Jackson ; photographs by Sherif Sonbol.

By: Gabra, Gawdat
Contributor(s): Ludwig, Carolyn | Jackson, Morris | Swelim, Tarek | Sunbul, Sharīf
Publisher: Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, c2013.Edition: Ludwig Publishing editionDescription: 334 p. : ill., maps; 31 cm.ISBN: 9789774164590; 9774164598Subject(s): Architecture -- Egypt -- Cairo | Religious architecture -- Egypt -- Cairo | Church buildings -- Egypt -- Cairo | Synagogues -- Egypt -- Cairo | Mosques -- Egypt -- Cairo | Christianity -- Egypt -- Cairo | Judaism -- Egypt -- Cairo | Islam -- Egypt -- Cairo | Cairo (Egypt) -- Buildings, structures, etc | Cairo (Egypt) -- Description and travel | Cairo (Egypt) -- Pictorial works | Cairo (Egypt) -- ReligionDDC classification: 720.962/16 LOC classification: NA1583 | .G33 2013
Contents:
Preface / Carolyn Ludwig -- Introduction / Gawdat Gabra -- Chronology of events -- Plan of old Cairo / Nicholas Warner -- The fortress of Babylon in old Cairo / Gawdat Gabra -- The Jewish heritage of old Cairo / Stefan C. Reif -- The Christian heritage of old Cairo / Gertrud J.M. van Loon -- The coptic Museum / Gawdat Gabra -- The Islamic heritage of old Cairo / Tarek Swelim.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Shelves JE.GAB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000242704
Total holds: 0

Dar el Kutub No. 17300/11

Includes bibliography (p. 326-329) and index.

Preface / Carolyn Ludwig -- Introduction / Gawdat Gabra -- Chronology of events -- Plan of old Cairo / Nicholas Warner -- The fortress of Babylon in old Cairo / Gawdat Gabra -- The Jewish heritage of old Cairo / Stefan C. Reif -- The Christian heritage of old Cairo / Gertrud J.M. van Loon -- The coptic Museum / Gawdat Gabra -- The Islamic heritage of old Cairo / Tarek Swelim.

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