The fortress of the raven : : Karak in the Middle Islamic period (1100 -1650) / / by Marcus Milwright.
In c.1142 work started on the construction of a major castle in the southern Jordanian town of Karak. The largest of a network of fortifications, Karak castle became the administrative centre of an important Crusader lordship. After 1188 Karak and its territories were incorporated into the Ayyubid,...
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| Superior document: | Islamic history and civilization, v. 72 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic history and civilization ;
v. 72. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (488 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Milwright
- Chapter One. Introduction / Milwright
- Chapter Two. The political history of Karak / Milwright
- Chapter Three. Administration and architectural patronage in Karak and its dependent regions / Milwright
- Chapter Four. Economic survey of Karak and its dependent regions / Milwright
- Chapter Five. Summary of the historical evidence / Milwright
- Chapter Six. Unglazed ceramics / Milwright
- Chapter Seven. Glazed ceramics / Milwright
- Chapter Eight. Summary of the ceramic evidence / Milwright
- Chapter Nine. Conclusion / Milwright
- Appendix One. Catalogue of the ceramics from Karak: Areas A–F / Milwright
- Appendix Two. Identifications of sites / Milwright
- Bibliography / Milwright
- Index / Milwright.