Construction of Power and Piety in Ayyubid Aleppo, 1178-1260

Bok av Yasser Tabbaa
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Ayyubid dynasty brought unprecedented architectural development to Aleppo, the most important city in medieval Syria. This study examines the way the Ayyubid exerted their power by "modernizing" existing towns and transforming urban architechture.