The city of the caliphs : a popular study of Cairo and its environs and the Nile and its antiquities / by Eustace A. Reynolds-Ball. Boston : Estes and Lauriat, c 1897
Content
Front cover
Dedication (hs.)
Illustrations
Provenance
Title page
Contents.
List Of Illustrations.
Introduction.
5 Chapter I. Egypt Under The Pharaohs.
22 Chapter II. The Empire Of The Ptolemies.
42 Chapter III. The Rule Of The Caliphs.
55 Chapter IV. The Making Of Egypt.
90 Chapter V. Alexandria And The Nile Delta.
105 Chapter VI. The Story Of The Suez Canal.
114 Chapter VII. Cairo As A Resort For Invalids.
122 Chapter VIII. Cairo In Its Social Aspect.
132 Chapter IX. The Bazzars And Street Life.
139 Chapter X. The Mosques.
149 Chapter XI. The Tombs Of The Caliphs.
157 Chapter XII. The National Museum.
169 Chapter XIII. The Acropolis Of Cairo.
181 Chapter XIV. Old Cairo And The Coptic Churches.
191 Chapter XV. Some Side-Shows Of Cairo.
202 Chapter XVI. The Pyramids Of Ghizeh.
215 Chapter XVII. The City Of The Sacred Bulls.
227 Chapter XVIII. The City Of The Sun.
235 Chapter XIX. Minor Excursions.
249 Chapter XX. The Nile As A Health-Resort.
261 Chapter XXI. The Nile From Cairo To Thebes.
277 Chapter XXII. "The City Of A Hundred Gates."
294 Chapter XXIII. Assouan And Philae.
304 Chapter XXIV. From The First To The Second Cataract.
312 Chapter XXV. Recent Egyptological Discoveries.
325 Index.
Back cover