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by Vincent Battesti

The history of the gardens in Cairo till the 18th century [Group of research]

– Original title:
L’histoire des jardins du Caire jusqu’au XVIIIe siècle [Groupe de recherche], Lettre d’information de l’OUCC, Le Caire, hiver 2004, n° 5, p. 8-9.
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Article presenting the project of an Research team composed of Egyptian and French researchers for the construction of an history of the gardens in Cairo.

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L’histoire des jardins du Caire jusqu’au XVIIIe siècle (Groupe de recherche)
Battesti (2003), in Lettre d’information de l’OUCC, Le Caire, 2003, n° 5, p. 8-9.
Vincent Battesti

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Lettre d’information de l’OUCC
Le Caire, hiver 2004, n° 5

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La vera descritione de la gran cita del Caiero [Détail]
La vera descritione de la gran cita del Caiero, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett: 924 - 100 Venezia, ca; 1549, Matteo Pagano.
98x193 cm - Wooden panorama assembled from 21 sheets, each printed from a separate block.
Gutenberg Museum Mainz.
Photo: Vincent Battesti

This detail of a large map of Cairo show the gardens around the city of Cairo, on the bank of the Nile, and especially a date harvest on a palm tree.

Egypt Urban
Published on - Updated on 3 February 2024