TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raphael,Kate
TI  - Muslim fortresses in the Levant: between crusaders and Mongols 
T2  - Culture and civilization in the Middle East
SN  - 9780415569255 (hardback)
AV  - UG435.E3 R36 2011
U1  - 725.18 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Fortification
KW  - Egypt
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Military architecture
KW  - Siege warfare
KW  - Architecture, Ayyubid
KW  - Architecture, Mameluke
KW  - History, Military
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-261) and index; Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries: -- Muslims' apprenticeship -- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses -- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) -- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century -- Military architecture versus political and military organization
ER  -