Stealing from the Saracens

Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But this legacy lives on in some of Europe's most recognizable buildings, from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament.
>Recovering this long yet overlooked history of architectural "borrowing," Stealing from the Saracens is a rich tale of cultural exchange, shedding new light on Europe's greatest landmarks.

About the author

Diana Darke is an Arabist and cultural expert who has lived and worked in the Middle East for over thirty years. She is the author of The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival and My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Crisis. She tweets as @dianadark

Product details

• Authors: Diana Darke, Darke Diana
• Publisher: External catalogues_US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781787383050
• ISBN: 978-1-78738-305-0
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book; Islam, Europäische Geschichte, Kunst, allgemein, Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / General, HISTORY / World, ARCHITECTURE / General, Art & Art Instruction, History of Architecture, Middle Eastern history