Stealing from the Saracens - How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe

A revealing history of Islamic architecture's influence on Europe's cathedrals, palaces and public buildings.

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: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9781911723479
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-47-9
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 828 g
• Illustrations: colour; 142 Illustrations, unspecified; colour; 142 Illustrations, unspecified
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Islam, Europe, European History, HISTORY / World, ARCHITECTURE / General, History of Architecture, Middle Eastern history