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Creswell was interested in eastern buildings and places from childhood. By 1910 he had become so drawn to
Islamic architecture that he started collecting a library that was eventually to become one of the most comprehensive private collections of its kind. As well as working at his engineering day
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The work proved to be even more monumental than
Creswell had anticipated. Archaeological excavations had significantly increased the number of known monuments, and no draughtsman was made available to him. He undertook all the work without assistance. Five volumes had been published by 1969,
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History of the Muslim Architecture of Egypt. He intended this to be an exhaustive study of the subject. As well as detailed descriptions of individual monuments, bolstered with plans, drawings and photographs, there were also to be chapters on the
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in 1912; it was finally published in 1961. This drew together all the books, articles and periodical volumes that concerned this very wide field, and comprised the listing of some 12,300 books and nearly as many periodical volumes. A supplement appeared in 1973.
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of Egypt, who recognised the importance of such a work and was an enthusiastic patron. Creswell was granted 800 Egyptian pounds for three years to finance the work. Creswell hastily returned to
England for demobilisation, and returned to
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before going on to study electrical engineering at
Finsbury City and Guilds Technical College in 1896. During this time he developed his considerable skills in draughtsmanship. He worked for
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totalling 1,769 pages, with a sixth volume in preparation but unpublished on his death in 1974. This massive work was split into two:
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broke out in August of that year, and in April 1916 he was selected on probation for appointment as Assistant Equipment Officer in the
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Mesopotamia, Syria and Transjordan in the Archibald Creswell Photograph Collection of the Biblioteca Berenson
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exceedingly strict strings attached: the students, for example, were not allowed to touch the books.
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development of certain features, such as minarets, domes and madrasas. He submitted the proposal to
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in Oxford received the photographic negatives. More than 2,700 prints were sent to art historian
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Studies in Islamic Art and Architecture in Honour of Professor K. A. C. Creswell
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Creswell was born on 13 September 1879 in London. He was educated at
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Bibliography of the Architecture, Arts and Crafts of Islam
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Karnouk, Gloria, 1991, 'The Creswell Library: A Legacy'
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in West London in grave number 53BM. He never married.
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Muqarnas, an Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture
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