“The Hidden Alhambra” project to give public virtual access to historic site in Spain
The World Monuments Fund and American Express have announced a partnership for the conservation and improved access to the Alhambra, the famous palace…
Cultural flourishing in tenth century Muslim Spain among Muslims, Jews, and Christians
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Currency Change in Pre-millennial Catalonia: Coinage, Counts and Economics
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The Forested Frontier: Commentary in the Margins of the Alhambra Ceiling Paintings
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Castle of Intellect, Castle of Force: The Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror
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Islamic tilings of the Alhambra Palace: teaching the beauty of mathematics
What geometry was needed by artisans in the Middle Ages to create the beautiful symmetric tilings of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain?
Christian-Muslim Frontiers in Early Medieval Spain
Christian-Muslim Frontiers in Early Medieval Spain By Ann Christys Bulletin of International Medieval Research, Vol.5 (1999) Introduction: Most histories of medieval Spain include…
Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain
Two-hour documentary by PBS first aired in 2007 Synopsis: Over a thousand years ago, the sun-washed lands of Southern Spain were home to…
Aragonese exarici in the twelfth century: their status and conditions
Aragonese exarici in the twelfth century: their status and conditions of landholding Stall, William C. Sharq Al-Andalus, No. 4 (1987) Abstract In the…
Hispanic Hebrew Poetry: a Bridge between the Bible and Medieval
Hispanic Hebrew Poetry: a Bridge between the Bible and Medieval Iberian Literatures Doron, Aviva (University of Haifa) eHumanista: Volume 14, (2010) Abstract While…
From Islam to Christianity: Urban Changes in Medieval Portuguese Cities
From Islam to Christianity: Urban Changes in Medieval Portuguese Cities Trindade,Luísa Religion and Power in Europe : Conflict and Convergence (Pisa, 2007) Abstract…
The Kingdom of Castile (1157–1212): Towards a Geography of the Southern Frontier
Here we shall try to understand the geography of the southern frontier of the Kingdom of Castile between 1157 and 1212, specifically that territory bordered by the Almohad Empire.
Representing and Remembering al-Andalus: Some Historical Considerations Regarding the End of Time and the Making of Nostalgia
Representing and Remembering al-Andalus: Some Historical Considerations Regarding the End of Time and the Making of Nostalgia By Justin Stearns Medieval Encounters, Vol.…
Marriage across frontiers: sexual mixing, power and identity in medieval Iberia
Marriage across frontiers: sexual mixing, power and identity in medieval Iberia Barton, Simon Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, March (2011)…
Two passages in Ibn al-Khaṭīb’s account of the kings of Christian Iberia
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Crusades and Jihads: A Long-Run Economic Perspective
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Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View
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Jews and Christians in Almoravid Seville as Portrayed by the Islamic Jurist Ibn ʿAbdūn
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Whom did al-Ghazal meet? An Exchange of Embassies Between the Arabs From al-Andalus and the Vikings
Whom did al-Ghazal meet? An Exchange of Embassies Between the Arabs From al-Andalus and the Vikings Pons-Sanchez, Sara M. Saga Book, Vol.28 (2004) Abstract…
Out of Many, One?: the voice(s) in the crusade ideology of Las Navas de Tolosa
Out of Many, One?: the voice(s) in the crusade ideology of Las Navas de Tolosa By Edward Lawrence Holt Honor’s Thesis, Duke University,…
APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF MUSLIM AND JEWISH WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL IBERIAN PENINSULA: THE POETESS QASMUNA BAT ISMA`IL
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The Bride Unveiled: Influences on and Interpretations of the Alhambra
The Bride Unveiled: Influences on and Interpretations of the Alhambra By Iram Ahmad Published online by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (2008) Introduction: Few…
A social analysis of irrigation in Al-Andalus: Nazari Granada (13th-15th centuries)
A social analysis of irrigation in Al-Andalus: Nazari Granada (13th-15th centuries) By Carmen Trillo San Jose Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 31 (2005) Abstract:…
A Forgotten Crusade: Alfonso VII of Leon-Castile and the Campaign for Jaen (1148)
A Forgotten Crusade: Alfonso VII of Leon-Castile and the Campaign for Jaen (1148) By Simon Barton Historical Research, Vol.73, No.182 (2000) Abstract: Between…
Hybridity and collage : the Christianization of the Great Mosque of Cordoba
Hybridity and collage : the Christianization of the Great Mosque of Cordoba By Pablita Santos BA Thesis, Williams College, 2007 Contents Introduction Chapter…