The Islamic Baths of Palestine

Summary

This detailed study surveys the Islamic steam baths, or hammams, of Palestine. Steam baths have been a central feature of life in Islamic cities since the 7th century AD. This text contains photographs and plans of the remaining Ottoman and medieval hammams built in Palestine.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Dow, Dow Martin
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.1995
• EAN: 9780197270066
• ISBN: 978-0-19-727006-6
• No. of pages: 142
• Illustrations: 40 halftones, 35 figures, bibliography
• Series: British Academy Monographs in Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Palestine, Archaeology by period / region, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, Islamic styles