Towns and Material Culture in the Medieval Middle East

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Towns and Material Culture in the Medieval Middle East is written by Yaacov Lev and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004476156 (ISBN 10) and 9789004476158 (ISBN 13).

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.