Mamlūk Ranks : Motives of usage and their visual impact
Other Title(s)
الرنوك المملوكية : دوافع الاستخدام و التأثير البصري
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.5-19, 15 p.
Publisher
Sohag University Faculty of Archeology
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Ranks are one of the most characteristic patterns of art, architecture, and history of the Mamlūks.
Their use was overall the Mamlūk State in Egypt and Syria (1250‒1517), on almost all kinds of coins, art and architecture.
Mamlūk ranks mirrored the core of the Mamlūk culture; their origin and life contextual.
Furthermore ranks came as a new advertising approach, colorful, and symbolized visual tool, with a relatively high advantage compared to the traditional method at that time i.
e.
the inscriptions.
The subject of this paper is based on a new view of the reasons beyond inventing and using the ranks by the Mamlūks.
It examines in details its historical context and its extraordinary functional use considering the primary sources and literature.
This paper also suggests the visual impact as a new factor in studying the Mamlūk ranks.
It also discusses the cross-cultural context between the Islamic ranks and Byzantine and European heraldry.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Amin, Ahmad. 2019. Mamlūk Ranks : Motives of usage and their visual impact. Abydos،Vol. 2019, no. 1, pp.5-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439315
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Amin, Ahmad. Mamlūk Ranks : Motives of usage and their visual impact. Abydos No. 1 (2019), pp.5-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439315
American Medical Association (AMA)
Amin, Ahmad. Mamlūk Ranks : Motives of usage and their visual impact. Abydos. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 1, pp.5-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439315
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1439315