Towns and material culture in the medieval Middle East / / edited by Yaacov East.

• Superior document: The Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 28
• Author: Bar-Ilan University. Faculty of Jewish studies
• TeilnehmendeR: East, Yaacov,; Bar-Ilan University. Faculty of Jewish studies
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 28.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume focuses on the interplay between urban society and material culture in the medieval and Ottoman Middle East. The history of Jerusalem in the middle ages is discussed by a number of papers as well as Mamluk Tripoli and the urban history of Palestine during the Crusades. The multi-role of...