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Stealing from the Saracens

- How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe
Af: Diana Darke Engelsk Paperback

Stealing from the Saracens

- How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe
Af: Diana Darke Engelsk Paperback
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Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But this legacy lives on in some of Europe’s most recognisable buildings, from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament.This beautifully illustrated book reveals the Arab and Islamic roots of Europe’s architectural heritage. Diana Darke traces ideas and styles from vibrant Middle Eastern centres like Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo, via Muslim Spain, Venice and Sicily into Europe. She describes how medieval crusaders, pilgrims and merchants encountered Arab Muslim culture on their way to the Holy Land; and explores more recent artistic interaction between Ottoman and Western cultures, including Sir Christopher Wren’s inspirations in the ‘Saracen’ style of Gothic architecture.Recovering this long yet overlooked history of architectural ‘borrowing’, Stealing from the Saracens is a rich tale of cultural exchange, shedding new light on Europe’s greatest landmarks.A New Statesman Book of the Year 2020, chosen by William DalrympleA BBC History Magazine Best Book of 2020
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Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But this legacy lives on in some of Europe’s most recognisable buildings, from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament.This beautifully illustrated book reveals the Arab and Islamic roots of Europe’s architectural heritage. Diana Darke traces ideas and styles from vibrant Middle Eastern centres like Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo, via Muslim Spain, Venice and Sicily into Europe. She describes how medieval crusaders, pilgrims and merchants encountered Arab Muslim culture on their way to the Holy Land; and explores more recent artistic interaction between Ottoman and Western cultures, including Sir Christopher Wren’s inspirations in the ‘Saracen’ style of Gothic architecture.Recovering this long yet overlooked history of architectural ‘borrowing’, Stealing from the Saracens is a rich tale of cultural exchange, shedding new light on Europe’s greatest landmarks.A New Statesman Book of the Year 2020, chosen by William DalrympleA BBC History Magazine Best Book of 2020
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 474
ISBN-13: 9781911723479
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1911723472
Kategori: Arkitekturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 9 maj 2024
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 157mm
Højde: 233mm
Forlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato: 9 maj 2024
Forfatter(e): Diana Darke
Forfatter(e) Diana Darke




ISBN-13 9781911723479


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 474


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 157mm


Højde 233mm


Udg. Dato 9 maj 2024


Oplagsdato 9 maj 2024


Forlag C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

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