Notebook 6, "XIII From Cairo to Carthage", August 29, 1942 - February 8, 1944
Scope and Contents
List of Books (additional to vol. XII); Creswell on the Works of Sultan Bibars al-Bunduqdari; The Qubba of Hosh Aba 'Ali (Cairo); The Mosque of the Emir Almas (Cairo); An-Nasiriyya Madrassa (Cairo); Mausoleum of Yunis [Yunus] el Dawadar (Cairo); Muristan of El Muayyad (Cairo); Mosque of Kadjonas al Ishaki, with rubbings; The Mosque of Aslam el Bahay (Madrossa also); Khanga of Sheikhu, with rubbing; Zawiya of Faradj ibn Barkuk (Cairo); the Mosque of Princess Tatar el Heqaziya (Cairo); Mosque of the Emir Algay el Yusufy (Cairo); Mosque of the Qady Zein ed Din Yehia, al el Habbniya (Cairo); Mausoleum of al-Ashraf Barsbay (at the "Tomb of the Caliphs") (Cairo); Mausoleum of the "Mother of El Ashraf"; Madrassa of Sultan Kaytbay (intra muros) at Qalaat el Kabsh near ibn Tulun (Cairo); Mosque of Sinan Pasha at Bulaq (Cairo); Mausoleum, Mosque and Monastery of Inal? (Tombs of the Caliphs); Mausoleum of the Emir Kebir (Cairo); Coptic Influences on Early Muslim Architecture; Mosque of Ezbek [Uzbek?] el Yusufy (Cairo); Mosque of Hassan el Tahir? [Taher?] (Cairo); Mosque of Tagey Bardy (Cairo); HIstory of Herodotus; Ancient Egyptian History; Qairouan, the Great Mosque (Tunisia); Basber's Mosque, Qairouan; Sousse, the Mosque; Sousse, other antiquities; History of Tunisia; Pamphlet by British Military Press; Sabratha (Tripolitania); History of the Northern Frontiers of Islam; History of Tripoli; History of Carthage and Tunis; Dougga, Thugga (Tunisia); Margais on the Dome and Ceilings of the great mosque at Kairouan; Muslim Architecture in Tunisia, First Idea; Tunis Revisted; Dar el Dey Othman (Tunis); Zaghouan, Ziqua, Temple des Eaux; Thuburbo Maius, Henchis Kasbat (Tunisia); Qubba in Belvedere Park (Tunis); Midha of the Souk el Trouk, now in the Belvedere Park (Tunis); Hammemet; N. African Coastline, Egypt to Libya; Loose material.
The illustrations throughout are pencil or pen drawings of architectural elements such as spandrel designs; representations of arches, domes, windows, frieze ornamentation, cornices, stringcourses, mosaics, capitals, tiled floors, inlay of a nook, and door posts; rubbings from friezes; detailed representations of vaulting and minarets; a stalachite pendentive of a dome; and floor plans for several of the mosques. Photographs are pasted throughout including two on the inside front cover showing two views of Kairouan. Two photo-plates taped to the first page is captioned: Le Caire vu del la Mosquee D'ien Touloun, Dans Le Fond, La Citadelle Appuyee au Moqattam.
Dates
- Creation: August 29, 1942 - February 8, 1944
Creator
- From the Collection: Davis, R. H. C. (Ralph Henry Carless), 1918-1991 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 45 Volumes (approximately 2.25 linear feet) : 45 volumes in 2 boxes
From the Collection: 1 boxes (Contains volumes 1-19)
From the Collection: 2 boxes (Contains volumes 20-45)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
R. H. C. Davis's hardcover notebook 13 (author's numbering) describing architectural details of Islamic buildings from Cairo to Carthage. The notes were written from August 28, 1942 to February 8, 1944, though some entries have later dates when the author revisited the sites. Additional loose material is inserted throughout the notebook. The entries are organized by location and include many illustrations. The entry's content includes bibliographic references continued from volume 12, notes from a variety of scholarly sources, quotes from reference material from noted scholars such as George Marcais, K. A. C. Creswell and Claude Pionssot, repeated patterns and motifs carried over from past eras or locations, a timeline for most of the sites, and an brief interpretation of what Davis observed or learned. Entries are written on the front of each page with corrections or later additions added on the back. Several maps were inserted throughout the notebook for the following sites: Kairouan, Carthage, Thuburbo Majus, and Dugga (Thudda). Loose material at the end of the notebook includes newspapers, pamphlets, photograph of the Roman Theater at Sabratha, and a booklet on Sabratha. Each of the pieces includes a date handwritten by the author.
Dimensions
237 x 175 x 20 mm
Repository Details
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