New medieval books: Islam in Europe

Islam in Europe

By Diana Luber with Michael Franses and Matthew Reeves

Sam Fogg
ISBN: 978-1-913645-58-8

A catalog of the exhibition ‘Islam in Europe’ held at the Sam Fogg Gallery in London in 2023. The catalog contains more than 60 items that were part of the exhibition, ranging from ceramics to carpets.

Extract:

The image of Islam in the European Middle Ages is a topic of vital importance for the field of medieval and early modern art and for global art history. Although our focus has been on exhibiting both European art and Islamic art for over thirty years, we have never before looked at both together in one project. By viewing these two cultural forces as inextricably linked phenomena, rather than separate entities, we have been better able to understand and provide meaningful context for both the Islamic and European artworks we present.

Who is this book intended for?

While this catalog would be particularly useful to those who visited last year’s exhibition, it also offers something for those interested in medieval art and material culture. It does highlight how Muslims and Christians interacted in the Middle Ages to create art and share knowledge, whether it was someone making pots in Italy or a manuscript in the Iberian Peninsula.

The author

Diana Luber is the Islam specialist at Sam Fogg.

For more information about the exhibition, please visit Sam Fogg website.

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