Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt

From: Islamic Horizons | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt J. M. Bloom 2008. pp. 236, with 100 b/w and 50 color illustrations. HB. $75.00. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT

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