Muslim fortresses in the Levant
Subtitle: between crusaders and Mongols
By: Kate Raphael.
Series: Culture and civilization in the Middle East -- 23
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415569255; 9780203845165
Subjects: Fortification -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500; Military architecture -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500; Siege warfare -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500; Architecture, Ayyubid -- Egypt; Architecture, Mameluke -- Egypt; Egypt -- History, Military -- To 1500
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries:; title: Muslims' apprenticeship; title: Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses; title: Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293); title: Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century; title: Military architecture versus political and military organization.