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The Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria (Large Print Edition)

The Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria (Large Print Edition)

Moaz, Abd Al-Razzaq
Tabbaa, Yasser
Takieddine, Zena

Paperback

Series: Islamic Art in the Mediterranean

General Middle EastGeneral Middle Eastern HistoryMiddle Eastern Art

ISBN10: 3902782161
ISBN13: 9783902782168
Publisher: Museum Ohne Grenzen (Museum with No Frontiers
Published: Dec 10 2015
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This new MWNF Travel Book was conceived not long before the war started. All texts refer to the pre-war situation and are our expression of hope that Syria, a land that witnessed the evolution of civilisation since the beginnings of human history, may soon become a place of peace and the driving force behind a new and peaceful beginning for the entire region. Bilad al-Sham testifies to a thorough and strategic programme of urban reconstruction and reunification during the 12th and 13th centuries. Amidst a period of fragmentation, visionary leadership came with the Atabeg Nur al-Din Zangi. He revived Syria's cities as safe havens to restore order. His most agile Kurdish general, Salah al-Din (Saladin), assumed power after he died and unified Egypt and Sham into one force capable of re-conquering Jerusalem from the Crusaders. The Ayyubid Empire flourished and continued the policy of patronage. Though short-lived, this era held long-lasting resonance for the region. Its recognisable architectural aesthetic - austere, yet robust and perfected ‒ survived until modern times.

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