700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church's use of Islamic tents
A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious ...
'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
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 only ...
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Forgotten Muslim builders gave medieval Europe its iconic architecture
Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.
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Altar Tent Links Islamic Art to Medieval Christianity
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars ...
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Medieval 'vampire' burial in Croatia contains decapitated and twisted remains
The Rašaška site is part of the larger settlement of Bobare, which was owned in the early Middle Ages by the Knights Templar, a military order that took its name from Jerusalem's legendary Temple of ...
In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or ...