Moslem Builders of Cairo, R L Devonshire
Maker
Devonshire, R L
R Schindler
Production date
1942
Object detail
Brief Description
Moslem Builders of Cairo, by R L Devonshire.
Soft cover, 144 page book with Hawke's Bay Museum stamp on front cover, inside cover and first page. Inside cover also has a Hawke's Bay Art Society bookplate. Published by R Schindler (Cairo). Handwritten message on first page reads: For Captain L D Bestall. April 1943. Henriette Devonshire. Provides a brief history of Islam in Egypt, and the main building projects under significant rulers from circa 905 - circa 1635. The book finishes with 8 pages of plates and an index.
Soft cover, 144 page book with Hawke's Bay Museum stamp on front cover, inside cover and first page. Inside cover also has a Hawke's Bay Art Society bookplate. Published by R Schindler (Cairo). Handwritten message on first page reads: For Captain L D Bestall. April 1943. Henriette Devonshire. Provides a brief history of Islam in Egypt, and the main building projects under significant rulers from circa 905 - circa 1635. The book finishes with 8 pages of plates and an index.
Collection
Production date
1942
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Ink on paper; photographs.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 211 x 142mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
900 AD
1000 AD
17th Century
1000 AD
17th Century
Credit line
from the Leo Bestall Collection
Other number(s)
37586
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