Ayyūbid art and architecture

by Korn, Lorenz

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Ayyūbid art and architecture comprises the artistic forms produced in Egypt and Syria under the Ayyūbid dynasty (Egypt 564–648/1169–1250, Syria 570–658/1174–1260). Artistic production of the Ayyūbid period shows strong continuity with the preceding Fāṭimid and Saljūq periods. At the same time, innovative currents can be observed, which can be explained by extant artistic traditions and only partly by external influences from the Islamic East, from the Maghrib, or from the Crusader states. Accor…

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Ayyūbid art and architecture comprises the artistic forms produced in Egypt and Syria under the Ayyūbid dynasty (Egypt 564–648/1169–1250, Syria 570–658/1174–1260). Artistic production of the Ayyūbid period shows strong continuity with the preceding Fāṭimid and Saljūq periods. At the same time, innovative currents can be observed, which can be explained by extant artistic traditions and only partly by external influences from the Islamic East, from the Maghrib, or from the Crusader states. Accordingly, dynastic nomenclature such as “Ayyūbid” is more commonly applied to architecture,

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1208

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eng Islam

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Korn, Lorenz

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