About a millennium ago, in Cairo, someone completed a large and richly illustrated book. In the course of thirty-five chapters, our unknown author guided the reader on a journey from the outermost cosmos and planets to Earth and its lands, islands, features and inhabitants.
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CFP: Artistic Dialogue during the Middle Ages. Islamic Art – Mudéjar Art
Call for Papers: Artistic Dialogue during the Middle Ages. Islamic Art – Mudéjar Art, Córdoba, Casa Arabe, November 18 – 20, 2016 Deadline: Apr 30, 2016 The research about Spain’s medieval cultural heritage has experienced a great development in the last centuries. With the reassessment of the legacy of al-Andalus and of the Reign of Castile andContinue reading “CFP: Artistic Dialogue during the Middle Ages. Islamic Art – Mudéjar Art”
HISTORIANS OF ISLAMIC ART ASSOCIATION 2016 Biennial Conference
The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London October 20-22, 2016 Regionality: looking for the local in the arts of Islam The Fifth Biennial Conference of the Historians of Islamic Art Association will take place at The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, from October 20th to October 22nd, 2016. The Courtauld Institute of Art isContinue reading “HISTORIANS OF ISLAMIC ART ASSOCIATION 2016 Biennial Conference”