there are still a number of notable films and TV series which take the period as their setting. For some time, many of these looked to the medieval period as a moment of chivalry and knightly quest.

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

Industries in silk, glass and tiles were developed and Baghdad was the first city in the Islamic world to have its own paper mill. A technique learnt from Chinese travellers. The city attracted ...