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700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church's use of Islamic tents
In 1255, Pope Innocent IV sent "draperies of the finest silk and ... This fresco provides crucial evidence of the influence ...
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Rediscovered fresco reveals Islamic tents in medieval Christian churches
Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realizing it ... of Christian expansion into al-Andalus in ...
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'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it ... into al-Andalus in the 13th century." Gift from a Pope? From the 9 th century, Popesoften donated Tetravela ...
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Altar Tent Links Islamic Art to Medieval Christianity
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars ...