Historians in Cairo: essays in honor of George Scanlon/ 
Edited by Jill Edwards.. 
 - XVIII, 286 pages: illustrated; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Foreword /    Introduction /    More thoughts on early Abbasid lusterwares in the Egyptian context /    Timurid Bazar and the origin of the domed tim /    Mosque of Amir Qawsun in Cairo (730/1330) /    Taking the plunge: the development and use of the Cairene bathhouse /    Osman Effendi: a Scottish convert to Islam in early nineteenth-century Egypt /    'Awalim; or, the persistence of error /    Preservation and restoration: the methods of Max Herz Pasha, chief architect of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'art Arabe, 1890-1914 /    Olfactory tale of two cities: Cairo in the nineteenth century /    Urban history of Cairo around 1900: a reinterpretation /    Golden anniversary of Egypt's national courts /    Poet against proconsul:   John Semple --    Jill Edwards --    Rosalind Wade Haddon --    Bernard O'Kane --    Chahinda Karim --    Nicholas Warner --    Jason Thompson --    John Rodenbeck --    István Ormos --    Khaled Fahmy --    Nelly Hanna --    Enid Hill --  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9774247019  xxxxx 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Scanlon, George T.<br/>Islamic architecture--Egypt--Cairo.<br/>Islamic art--Egypt--Cairo.<br/>Cairo (Egypt)--History.<br/>Cairo (Egypt)--Civilization.<br/>Egypt--History.<br/>Islamic countries--Civilization.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT143  / .H57 2002