Main entry:

Milwright, Marcus.

Title & Author:

The fortress of the raven : Karak in the Middle Islamic period (1100 -1650) / by Marcus Milwright.

Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Description:

xvii, 445 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; v. 72

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-432) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- pt. 1. The Historical Development of Karak in the Middle Islamic Period -- Ch. 2. The Political History of Karak -- Ch. 3. Administration and Architectural Patronage in Karak and its Dependent Regions -- Ch. 4. Economic Survey of Karak and its Dependent Regions -- Ch. 5. Summary of the Historical Evidence -- pt. 2. The Middle Islamic Ceramics from Karak -- Ch. 6. Unglazed Ceramics -- Ch. 7. Glazed Ceramics -- Ch. 8. Summary of the Ceramic Evidence -- Ch. 9. Conclusion -- App. 1. Catalogue of the Ceramics from Karak (Areas: A-F) -- App. 2. Identification of Sites.

Summary:

"This book traces the history of Karak castle and the surrounding lands during the Middle Islamic period (c.1100-1650 CE). The book combines primary textual sources with archaeological data (principally the ceramic record) as a means to reconstruct the fluctuating economic relations between Karak and other regions of the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9789004165199 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9004165193 (hardback ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Aijubiden 1170-1250
Mamelucken
Ayyubids History.
Mamelukes History.
Islamic civilization.
Ayyūbides Histoire.
Mamelouks Histoire.
Ayyubids.
Mamelukes.
Kreuzfahrerburg
Sociaal-economische geschiedenis.
Archeologische aspecten.
Karak (Jordan : Province) History.
Al-Karak (Jordanie : Muḥāfaẓah) Histoire.
Jordan Karak (Province)
Kerak
Karak-plateau.
Karak.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 72.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 259287
Call No.: BIB 190184
Status: Available