{"product_id":"hardware-the-definitive-sf-works-of-chris-foss-copy","title":"Islamesque","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating exploration of Europe's medieval architectural wonders and the Muslim master-builders behind them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho really built Europe's finest Romanesque monuments? Clergymen presiding over holy sites are credited throughout history, while highly skilled creators remain anonymous. But the buildings speak for themselves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book explores the evidence embedded in medieval monasteries, churches and castles, from Mont Saint-Michel and the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Durham Cathedral and the Basilica of Santiago de Compostela. Tracing the origins of key design innovations from this pre-Gothic period acknowledged as the essential foundation of all future European construction styles Diana Darke sheds startling new light on the masons, carpenters and sculptors behind these masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time when Christendom lacked such expertise, Muslim craftsmen had advanced understanding of geometry and complex ornamentation. They dominated high-end construction in Islamic Spain, Sicily and North Africa, spreading knowledge and techniques across Western Europe. Challenging Euro-centric assumptions, Darke uncovers the profound influence of the Islamic world in 'Christian' Europe, and argues that 'Romanesque' architecture, a nineteenth-century art historians' fiction, should be recognised for what it truly is: Islamesque.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New South Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51432503345466,"sku":"9781805260974","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/6449\/4906\/files\/9781805260974.jpg?v=1749699199","url":"https:\/\/titlemusicfilmbooks.com\/products\/hardware-the-definitive-sf-works-of-chris-foss-copy","provider":"TITLE ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}