Venice & the East : The Impact of the Islamic World on Venetian Architecture 1100-1500
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"[A] brilliant study . . . reopens modern eyes to Venice much as John Ruskin did for the Victorians. With superb illustrations."
Book Description
Venetian merchants of the Middle Ages imported more than precious spices and textiles from the far reaches of the eastern Mediterranean, they also acquired a wealth of visual ideas and information from Islamic culture, this book shows. Architectural historian Deborah Howard explores the range of buildings that reflected Muslim imagery and discusses the complexities of importing such ideas to an unambiguously Christian city.
Venice & the East : The Impact of the Islamic World on Venetian Architecture 1100-1500
Venice & the East : The Impact of the Islamic World on Venetian Architecture 1100-1500,Deborah Howard,Yale University Press,0300085044,15th-16th Century Architecture,Architecture,Buildings, structures, etc,Criticism,Decoration & Ornament,Europe - Italy,History - General,International Architecture - European,Islamic Architecture,Islamic influences,Italy,Venice,Venice (Italy),Architecture / Criticism
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