Precious spices and textiles, imported from distant trading posts
in the eastern Mediterranean, stocked Venetian markets in the
Middle Ages; but Venice's merchants imported more than material
goods from the East -- they acquired also a wealth of visual ideas
and information from Muslim culture. This lively and richly
illustrated book investigates the influence of oriental trade and
travel on medieval Venice and its architecture.
Architectural historian Deborah Howard examines the experiences
of Venetian merchants overseas, focusing on links with Egypt,
Syria, and Palestine, as well as with Persia and the Silk Route.
She argues that many Venetians gained insight into Islamic culture
through personal contacts with their Muslim trading partners. Based
on wide-ranging multidisciplinary research, this book examines the
mechanisms that governed the exchange of visual culture across
ideological boundaries before the age of printing. Howard explores
a range of building types that reflect the impact of Islamic
imagery, paying special attention to two icon buildings, San Marco
and the Palazzo Ducale. She considers the complexities of importing
Muslim ideas to an unambiguously Christian city, itself the point
of embarkation for pilgrims to the Holy Land.
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