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    IG_479: The Bayt al-Razzaz and the madrasa of Mamluk Sultan Sha'ban's mother, Cairo
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    Title

    The Bayt al-Razzaz and the madrasa of Mamluk Sultan Sha'ban's mother, Cairo

    Type of Object
    Photograph
    Artist / Producer
    Facchinelli, Beniamino
    Dating
    c. 1880
    Location
    Victoria and Albert Museum, London
    Inventory Number
    911-1917
    Research Project
    Luminosity of the East
    Author and Date of Entry
    Sarah Tabbal 2024

    Iconography

    Description

    This photograph taken by the Italian photographer Beniamino Facchinelli (1839–1895) shows an exterior view of a traditional house in Egypt. The viewer’s gaze is directed towards a mashrabiyya and several rows of stucco and glass windows. As per the title, the windows are part of the Bayt al-Razzaz in Cairo.

    Iconclass Code
    41A382 · bay-window, oriel
    Iconclass Keywords
    bay-window · oriel

    History

    Research

    The Bayt al-Razzaz was built between the late 15th century and 1778 (AlSayyad, 2023, p. 77).

    Dating
    c. 1880
    Period
    1870 – 1895
    Related Locations
    Building, Cairo · Bayt al-Razzaz

    Provenance

    Owner
    Victoria and Albert Museum

    Bibliography and Sources

    Literature

    AlSayyad, N. (2023). Routledge Handbook on Cairo: Histories, Representations and Discourses, New York: Routledge.

    Image Information

    Name of Image
    GBR_London_VAM_IG_479
    Credits
    © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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    Citation suggestion

    Tabbal, S. (2024). The Bayt al-Razzaz and the madrasa of Mamluk Sultan Sha'ban's mother, Cairo. In Vitrosearch. Retrieved February 17, 2026 from https://vitrosearch.ch/objects/2713323.

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    Reference Number
    IG_479
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