A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious Islamic tents were used to conceal altars in medieval European churches ...

The Byzantine mosaics of Jordan in context : remarks on imagery, donors and mosaicists ; Comnenian aristocratic palace decoration : descriptions and Islamic connections ; Iconic and aniconic : unknown ...

Breathtakingly elaborate geometric tiling is a distinctive feature of medieval Islamic architecture throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. Art historians have long assumed that simpler ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the ...

Archaeological excavations conducted between 2024 and 2025 at Sijilmassa have uncovered exceptional discoveries that reshape ...

Dr Anderson, who specialises in the history of medieval Islamic art and architecture, said: “I showed my work to my son, who was about 11 at the time, and he said, ‘Oh mom, if you’re ...

Islamic art historians and archaeologists are calling into question a Swedish medieval textile expert’s claim that the word “Allah” has been found on a 10th century Viking funeral garment ...

Intricate decorative tilework found in medieval architecture across the Islamic world appears to exhibit advanced decagonal quasicrystal geometry -- a concept discovered by Western mathematicians ...