CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Intricate decorative tilework found in medieval architecture across the Islamic world appears to exhibit advanced decagonal quasicrystal geometry -- a concept discovered by Western ...
Ceramic vessels originating in the Islamic world once adorned the facades of churches and other Christian monuments, while Christian symbols such as the cross embellished columns, slabs, and other ...
Vol. 1. Byzantine and post-Byzantine art. The Byzantine mosaics of Jordan in context : remarks on imagery, donors and mosaicists ; Comnenian aristocratic palace decoration : descriptions and Islamic ...
Iconic images : platonic forms and the awe-inspiring cosmos -- Narrative images : astonishing anecdotes and cosmic times -- Mirrored visions : penumbrabl wonders and the position of the viewer -- ...
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty inaugurated four newly restored medieval buildings in the Al-Khalifa area of Islamic Cairo on Sunday. The monuments include mosques and shrines dedicated to ...
The Department of History presents the 2025 Dr. H. Nicholas Hamner Lecture. Dr. Thomas E. Burman will be giving a lecture titled "Choosing Eschatologies in the Medieval Mediterranean: Ramon Martí (fl.
In Hasankeyf, a millennia old site set along the banks of the Tigris River, archaeological excavations continue to uncover remains of remarkable and often unexpected richness. Among the most recent ...