Raphael, Kate. <br/><br/>
Muslim fortresses in the Levant :  between crusaders and Mongols / 
Kate Raphael. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2011. 
 - xvi, 265 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
 - Culture and civilization in the Middle East ;  23 .
 - Culture and civilisation in the Middle East. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-261) and index. 
<br/><br/>Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries: -- Muslims' apprenticeship -- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses -- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) -- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century -- Military architecture versus political and military organization. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415569255 (hardback) 0415569257 (hardback) 9780203845165 (ebook) 0203845161 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010007402 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB052471  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015535019  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fortification--History--Egypt--To 1500.<br/>Military architecture--History--Egypt--To 1500.<br/>Siege warfare--History--Egypt--To 1500.<br/>Architecture, Ayyubid--Egypt.<br/>Architecture, Mameluke--Egypt.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Egypt--History, Military--To 1500.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UG435.E3  / R36 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>725.18  / RAP 2011