Artwork

The entrance façade of the mosque of Qadi Yahya Zayn al-Din, Cairo

K.A.C. Creswell , 1918

The entrance façade of the mosque of Qadi Yahya Zayn al-Din, Cairo is a photographic photography by K.A.C. Creswell. It dates from 1918 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This photograph depicts the entrance façade of the mosque of Qadi Yahya Zayn al-Din in Cairo.

About this work

Overview

This photograph depicts the entrance façade of the mosque of Qadi Yahya Zayn al-Din in Cairo. It is part of a large collection of architectural views acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum's National Art Library.

History & Provenance

The collection was obtained from Professor Sir K.A.C. Creswell between 1921 and 1939. Creswell was a pioneering scholar of medieval Islamic architectural history, and his fieldwork likely provided the source material for the photographs he sold to the museum.

Context

Creswell's work significantly advanced the field of Islamic architectural history through his meticulous photography and publications, including 'Early Muslim Architecture' and 'Muslim Architecture of Egypt', which remain fundamental research tools.

Artist & collection

Artist

K.A.C. Creswell

He spent years crawling across the Middle East with a bulky camera, measuring every arch and dome with his lens.

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

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