Power and patronage in medieval Syria : the architecture and urban works of Tankiz al-Nāṣirī / Ellen V. Kenney.

Main entry:

Kenney, Ellen V., 1963- author.

Title & Author:

Power and patronage in medieval Syria : the architecture and urban works of Tankiz al-Nāṣirī / Ellen V. Kenney.

Publication:

Chicago : Middle East Documentation Center, 2009.

Description:

xi, 257 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 29 cm.

Series:

Chicago studies on the Middle East ; 5

Notes:
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--New York University, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-249) and index.

Summary:

The long reign of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad was one of the most productive periods for architectural construction, restoration and urban development in the medieval Near East. The building works of this ruler and his amirs transformed the fabric of the Mamluk capital, Cairo, and shaped its future development in decades to come. For most of al-Nasir Muhammad's sultanate, Tankiz al-Nasiri ruled as governor of the Syrian province. Tankiz's term was one of the longest for any amir to retain a single office and to remain in the good graces of this sultan, known for his mercurial nature. Tankiz played a critical role in Mamluk politics and Syrian history. His lengthy tenure also allowed him to give sustained attention to the built environment of the province. During his term, he undertook an ambitious program of construction that involved monuments, urban works and renewal projects. This book investigates Tankiz's building program by identifying the works that he commissioned, exploring the nature of his participation in these works, and situating them within the broader contexts of architectural development in the region and patronage during the Mamluk period.

ISBN:

9780970819949 (hc. ; alk. paper)
0970819943 (hc. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Sayf al-Dīn Tankiz al-Nāṣirī, active 1312-1340 Art patronage.
Sayf al-Dīn Tankiz al-Nāṣirī, active 1312-1340
Sayf al-Dīn Tankiz al-Nāṣirī.
Architecture, Mameluke Syria.
Urbanization Syria History 14th century.
Architecture mamelouk Syrie.
Urbanisation Syrie Histoire 14e siècle.
Urbanization
Architecture, Mameluke
Art patronage
Mäzenatentum.
Architektur.
Syria
Syrien.

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Theses.
History

Added entries:

Chicago studies on the Middle East.

Architecture and urban works of Tankiz al-Nāṣirī

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Location: Library main 268007
Call No.: BIB 199915
Status: Available

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