The Mosques of Egypt from 21 H. A.D. 641 to 1365 H. A.D. 1946 | SURVEY OF EGYPT

The Mosques of Egypt from 21 H. (A.D. 641) to 1365 H. (A.D. 1946)

SURVEY OF EGYPT - CRESWELL Keppel Archibald Cameron et alii

Item #M7019

Rare complete set of 2 volumes. Edition limited to 1200 sets. Ordnance Survey, Giza, 1949-54. First edition. Large folio, original cloth, containing 243 plates showing mosques and architectural and decorative details (27 in colour): 216 in photogravure with sepia ink, 2 in photogravure with chromolithographed colour, 3 chromolithographed, and 22 in halftone offset lithography after paintings by Al-Husain Fawzy. Further with about 100 offset lithographic line illustrations on the integral leaves (many full-page). Vol. I: 68 pages, 93 plates, 2 maps and index. Vol. II: pages 69-133, plates 94-243. Covers: volume I in mint condition, volume II slightly rubbed. Both volumes are as new inside. In the introduction, Creswell writes: "Cairo possesses a most remarkable series of Muslim monuments, running unbroken from the ninth to the nineteenth centuries. In the latter respect, it is unique. (...) we need have no hesitation in saying that these two volumes constitute the finest piece of book production achieved in Egypt". Language: English. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Medieval & Modern Egypt.

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