A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious ...

Industries in silk, glass and tiles were developed and Baghdad was the first city in the Islamic world to have ... Mosque design influenced gothic architecture in Europe, particularly the pointed ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to ...

Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.

Islamic Architecture; Europe and the Islamic World: Medieval and Early-Modern Cultural Exchange, and Courtly Commissions: Ottoman Art and Architecture. Prior to her tenure at Boston University, ...

A 700-year-old fresco discovered on the wall of a convent church in northern Italy suggests that luxurious Islamic tents were used to cover altars in medieval European churches. The World’s Sarah ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the ...

'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250131194426.htm ...