Siculo-Norman Art: Islamic Culture in Medieval Sicily
Author: Nicola Giuliano Leone
Publisher: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen)
Published: 2013-06-01
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ISBN-13: 3902782056
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Siculo-Norman Art
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This publication illustrates the refined means by which the great artistic and cultural heritage of Islamic dominationof Sicily during 10th -13th by the artists working during the Norman reign on the island.
Siculo-Norman Art
Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy
Author: Adele Cilento
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781878351661
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is written by two expert scholars. It tells a fascinating story about a period during the Middle Ages when cultures collided and made war on each other over issues of politics, religion, and wealth (much like the present day). With many views of the famous mosaics in Cefal, Monreale, and Palermo, its 275 color illustrations and four maps provide a beautiful visual complement to an authoritative text.
The Cambridge History of Judaism: Volume 5, Jews in the Medieval Islamic World
Author: Phillip I. Lieberman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-09-02
Total Pages: 1216
ISBN-13: 1009038591
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Volume 5 examines the history of Judaism in the Islamic World from the rise of Islam in the early sixth century to the expulsion of Jews from Spain at the end of the fifteenth. This period witnessed radical transformations both within the Jewish community itself and in the broader contexts in which the Jews found themselves. The rise of Islam had a decisive influence on Jews and Judaism as the conditions of daily life and elite culture shifted throughout the Islamicate world. Islamic conquest and expansion affected the shape of the Jewish community as the center of gravity shifted west to the North African communities, and long-distance trading opportunities led to the establishment of trading diasporas and flourishing communities as far east as India. By the end of our period, many of the communities on the 'other' side of the Mediterranean had come into their own—while many of the Jewish communities in the Islamicate world had retreated from their high-water mark.
Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.)
Author: Susan Sinclair
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2012-04-03
Total Pages: 1508
ISBN-13: 9047412079
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.
Mudéjar Art. Islamic Aesthetics in Christian Art
Author: Borrás Gualís, Gonzalo M.; Lavado Paradinas, Pedro; Pleguezuelo Hernández, Alfonso; Pérez Higuera, María Teresa; Mogollón Cano-Cortés, María Pilar; Morales, Alfredo J.; López Guzman, Rafael; Sorroche Cuerva, Miguel Ángel; Stuyck Fernández Arche, Sandra;
Publisher: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen)
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ISBN-13: 3902782153
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →MUDÉJAR ART: Islamic Aesthetics in Christian Art reveals the fascinating exuberance of a unique cultural and artistic symbiosis that characterises Christian Spain after the Reconquista. The Mudéjars were Muslims allowed to stay in the reconquered territories. Their artists and artisans strongly influenced the culture and art of the new Christian kingdoms. In Aragon, Castille, Extremadura and Andalucía sumptuously decorated brick churches, monasteries and palaces illustrate perfectly the creative endurance of Islamic forms in Christian art between the 11th and 16th centuries in Spain. Thirteen Itineraries invite you to discover 124 museums, monuments and sites in Madrid, Guadalajara, Saragossa, Tordesillas, Toledo, Guadalupe and Seville (among others). With Index of Locations.
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The Ayyubid Era. Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria
Author: Abd al-Razzaq Moaz, , , , , , , ,
Publisher: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen)
Published: 2015
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ISBN-13: 390278217X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new MWNF Travel Book was conceived not long before the war started. All texts refer to the pre-war situation and are our expression of hope that Syria, a land that witnessed the evolution of civilisation since the beginnings of human history, may soon become a place of peace and the driving force behind a new and peaceful beginning for the entire region. Bilad al-Sham testifies to a thorough and strategic programme of urban reconstruction and reunification during the 12th and 13th centuries. Amidst a period of fragmentation, visionary leadership came with the Atabeg Nur al-Din Zangi. He revived Syria’s cities as safe havens to restore order. His most agile Kurdish general, Salah al-Din (Saladin), assumed power after he died and unified Egypt and Sham into one force capable of re-conquering Jerusalem from the Crusaders. The Ayyubid Empire flourished and continued the policy of patronage. Though short-lived, this era held long-lasting resonance for the region. Its recognisable architectural aesthetic – austere, yet robust and perfected ‒ survived until modern times. The Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria describes eight thematic Itineraries including, among others, the cities of Damascus, Bosra, Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Raqqa.
Unframing and Reframing Mediterranean Spaces and Identities
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-10-30
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9004678867
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reconsidering the Mediterranean, appreciating and demarginalizing the peoples and cultures of this vast region, while considering the affinities and differences, is a valuable part of the process of unframing and reframing the concept of the Mediterranean. The authors of this volume follow Franco Cassano’s refusal of a sort of prêt-à-porter reality of cohabitation of cultures, introducing instead un’alternativa mediterranea, a world of multiple cultures that entails an ongoing learning and experiencing. The volume’s contributors use an interdisciplinary approach that mirrors the hybridity of the area and of the discipline, that is much more introspective and humanistic, more contemporary and inclusive.
