Stealing from the Saracens : how Islamic architecture shaped Europe
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
London : Hurst & Company, 2020.
Physical Desc
viii, 474 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm
Status
Sedona Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
720.94 DARKE
1 available
720.94 DARKE
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Published
London : Hurst & Company, 2020.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Europeans are in denial. Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, they are increasingly distancing themselves from their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But while the legacy of Islam and the Middle East is in danger of being airbrushed out of Western history, its traces can still be detected in some of Europe's most recognisable monuments, from Notre-Dame to St Paul's Cathedral.0In this comprehensively illustrated book, Diana Darke sets out to redress the balance, revealing the Arab and Islamic roots of Europe's architectural heritage. She tracks the transmission of key innovations from the great capitals of Islam's early empires, Damascus and Baghdad, via Muslim Spain and Sicily into Europe. Medieval crusaders, pilgrims and merchants from Europe later encountered Arab Muslim culture in journeys to the Holy Land. In more recent centuries, that same route through modern-day Turkey connected Ottoman culture with the West, leading Sir Christopher Wren himself to believe that Gothic architecture should more rightly be called 'the Saracen style', because of its Islamic origins.0Recovering this overlooked story within the West's long history of borrowing from the Islamic world, Darke sheds new light on Europe's buildings and offers rich insights into the possibilities of cultural exchange.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Darke, D. (2020). Stealing from the Saracens: how Islamic architecture shaped Europe . Hurst & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Darke, Diana. 2020. Stealing From the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe. Hurst & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Darke, Diana. Stealing From the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe Hurst & Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Darke, Diana. Stealing From the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe Hurst & Company, 2020.
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