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L'Art Mamelouk: Splendeur et Magie des Sultans retrace presque trois siècles d'histoire, au cours desquels les victoires des sultans sur les Mongols et les Croisés ont assuré la sécurité politique et la stabilité économique de la région. L'essor intellectuel, scientifique et artistique de cette période se manifeste dans l'architecture et les arts décoratifs, dont la simplicité élégante et rigoureuse s'approche des canons modernes, et qui témoignent de la vitalité des échanges commerciaux, de l'énergie culturelle et de la puissance militaire et religieuse des Mamelouks. Huit circuits vous invitent à découvrir 51 musées, monuments et sites, au Caire, à Alexandrie et dans l...
This thematic travel guide explores the intellectual, scientific and cultural heritage seen in Mamluk architecture and decorative arts through eight suggested travel itineraries. Seven of these are one-day trips, one being two-days, around Cairo and the northern cities of Alexandria, Rosetta and Fuwa in Lower Egypt. Maps, plans and colour photographs feature prominently and the itineraries are preceded by three thematic essays providing the historical background.
Adesso con indice delle località! L'Arte Mamelucca: Splendore e magia dei sultani racconta i quasi tre secoli di stabilità politica ed economica in Egitto conseguita dai sultani mamelucchi grazie alla difesa del territorio dalle minacce di mongoli e crociati. La fioritura intellettuale, scientifica e artistica soprattutto in architettura e nelle arti decorative, si rivela assai prossima ai canoni estetici moderni. Con la sua elegante e vigorosa semplicità testimonia la vitalità dei commerci, la solidità culturale ed il prestigio militare e religioso raggiunto dal sistema mamelucco. Otto Percorsi vi invitano a scoprire 51 musei, monumenti e siti al Cairo, ad Alessandria e sul Delta del Nilo.
Mamluk Art: The Splendour and Magic of the Sultans tells the story of almost three centuries of political security and economic stability achieved by the sultans' successful defence against Mongol and Crusader threats. The intellectual, scientific and artistic currents that flourished then are manifest in Mamluk architecture and decorative arts, almost modern in their elegant and lively simplicity, bearing witness to the vitality of Mamluk trade, to their cultural exuberance and to their military and religious strength. Eight itineraries invite you to discover 51 museums, monuments and sites in Cairo, Alexandria and the Nile Delta.
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