Towns and Material Culture in the Medieval Middle East
Author: Yaacov Lev
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-10-11
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9004476156
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 the cadi in the Muslim city is illuminated by two studies cases concerning the Fatimid and Mamluk periods. Three aspects of material culture; the production and spread of paper, textiles and the trade in medicinal substances also are dealt with.