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Beaux Arts Hors-série Mamlouks. 1250-1517
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Former slaves of Turkish soldiers who became sultans, the Mamluks are linked to one of the most auspicious periods in Islamic art. Warriors and strategists, they are also skilled architects, as evidenced by the 940 buildings erected in Cairo between 1250 and 1517. Dominated by the arts of metal and glass...
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Former slaves of Turkish soldiers who became sultans, the Mamluks are linked to one of the most auspicious periods in Islamic art. Warriors and strategists, they are also skilled architects, as evidenced by the 940 buildings erected in Cairo between 1250 and 1517. Dominated by the arts of metal and glass, the decorative arts also reveal a curious, aesthetic and educated elite.
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