IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMSEGYPT AS VIEWEDIN THE 19 TH CENTURYEdited by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğluİstanbul, 2001 (in Arabic and English)(Historical Photograph Albums Series; 2)ISBN 92-9063-106-6This album displays the photographs of Egypt which weretaken after the art of photography first emerged, in the 19thcentury. The original photographs are located at IRCICAphotograph archives. They show several architecturalmonuments, which are located in important cities of Egyptand which were built in various periods. Among thesemonuments one can cite mosques, tombs, graveyards, sebils(public fountains), palaces, squares, houses, castles andcity-walls, streets, pyramids as well as views of differentcities. This album describes the historical and artisticcharacteristics of 140 architectural works. At the end ofthe book one can see a list of the photographers who tookthese photographs and a glossary of terms that appear in thealbum.Price: US$ 60 (including post)IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012 39