Gifts and Material Culture in the Medieval Islamic World
by
Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Elaborate and sensational gifts were the hallmark of Mamluk diplomacy. From Cairo, where they controlled the medieval spice trade and the holy sites of Christianity and Islam, the Mamluk Sultans - conscious of their humble slave origins - augmented their claims to legitimacy through brilliant displays...