Visible and Invisible Bodies: The Architectural Patronage of Shajar Al-Durr

Whereas reliance on official texts such as chronicles often leads modern historians to overlook women, the built works of female patrons can provide a valuable historical source because they stand publicly for female patrons who were themselves unseen. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine Damascus and...

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Published in:Muqarnas
Main Author: Fairchild Ruggles, D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Muqarnas
Further subjects:B Shajar al-Durr
 Salih Najm al-Din
 Turanshah
 Al-Muʿizz ʿIzz al-Din Aybak
 Saladin
 Fatimid architecture
 Ayyubids
 Mamluk architecture
 mosaics
 Madrasa of Sultan Salih
 Tomb of Sultan Salih
 Tomb of Shajar al-Durr
 Sultan Qalaʾun 

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