The ceiling paintings in the Hall of Justice of the Alhambra have not received serious scholarly attention for the past thirty years, perhaps due to their difficult incorporation into a discrete program of Christian vs. Islamic art, categories that until recently remained unchallenged themselves. The Alhambra itself continues to elicit the interest of many scholars, and several recent interpretations of the function of the Palace of the Lions, which houses the paintings, have been put forth. This collection brings together art historians, literary critics and historians who suggest new ways...
The ceiling paintings in the Hall of Justice of the Alhambra have not received serious scholarly attention for the past thirty years, perhaps due to t...
The centrepiece of this study is the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived from more than eight centuries in Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain the love story of Bayad wa Riyad. This book offers an annotated English translation of the entire text of the manuscript."
The centrepiece of this study is the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived from more than eight centuries in Muslim and Arabic-speaking p...
