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Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe Audiobook, by Diana Darke Play Audiobook Sample

Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe Audiobook

Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe Audiobook, by Diana Darke Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Christine Rendel Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 10.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2022 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781666136586

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

25

Longest Chapter Length:

57:59 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:07 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

37:57 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

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.

This beautifully illustrated book reveals the Arab and Islamic roots of Europe's architectural heritage. Diana Darke traces ideas and styles from vibrant Middle Eastern centers like Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo, via Muslim Spain, Venice and Sicily into Europe. She describes how medieval crusaders, pilgrims and merchants encountered Arab Muslim culture on their way to the Holy Land; and explores more recent artistic interaction between Ottoman and Western cultures, including Sir Christopher Wren's inspirations in the "Saracen" style of Gothic architecture.

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.

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About Christine Rendel

Christine Rendel is a British-born award-winning audiobook narrator and producer and actor living in New York. She has narrated over sixty fiction and nonfiction books for major and independent publishers, and maintains a professional home studio on the bucolic north fork of eastern Long Island. She is the SOVAS Voice Arts Award winner 2020 for Classics Narration.