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RUGGLES, D. F., Tree of Pearls. The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr. Oxford University Press, 2020. 204p. Hardback. By the time I finished reading the chapters on Shajar al-Durr's patronage of two tomb complexes and the concept of Matronage, I had an enriched understanding of the impact of this specific woman's actions, particularly in light of the political, military, religious and cultural world in which she lived (and died). Jere L. Bacharach, University of Washington |a 05/05/2020 (Publisher's information). € 40.07 (New) (approx. delivery time: 14 days) ISBN: 9780190873202