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A comprehensive and timely exploration of the key role Jerusalem
played in shaping the art and culture of the Middle Ages Medieval
Jerusalem was a vibrant international center and home to multiple
cultures, faiths, and languages. Harmonious and dissonant
influences from Persian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian, Armenian,
Georgian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Indian, and European traditions
invested Jerusalem with a key role in shaping the art of the Middle
Ages. Through compelling essays by international and
interdisciplinary experts and detailed discussions of more than 200
works of art, this beautiful, authoritative volume breaks new
ground in exploring the relationship between the historical and the
archetypal city of Jerusalem, uncovering the ways in which the
aesthetic achievements it inspired enhanced and enlivened the
medieval world. Patrons and artists from Christian, Jewish, and
Islamic traditions alike focused their attention on the Holy City,
endowing and enriching its sacred buildings and creating luxury
goods for its residents. This artistic fertility was particularly
in evidence between the 11th and the 14th centuries,
notwithstanding often devastating circumstances-from the earthquake
of 1033 to the fierce battles of the Crusades. Dazzling
illustrations featuring new photography complement this
unprecedented, panoptic story of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Distributed by Yale
University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of
Art (09/26/16-01/08/17)
When Barbara Drake and her husband left Portland and moved to a
small farm in western Oregon's Yamhill Valley in the late 1980s,
they saw it as a temporary relocation - they would return to the
city eventually. But as the couple's experiences on the farm
multiplied - training herding dogs, enlisting a pair of traveling
dowsers to help them find a good well, and stargazing in a singular
nighttime darkness - they decide to hang on to their rural life as
long as possible. Barbara Drake articulates the lessons she's
learned from her long stint of country living in her new book,
Morning Light. Replete with records of native wildflowers, an
encounter with an elderly man who lived on her farm eighty years
ago, and an old family recipe for wild blackberry pudding, Morning
Light is an appreciation and exploration of the landscape of
western Oregon, and readers will come to know it better through the
book. As entertaining and instructive as it is personal and
reflective, Drake's writing will resonate with anyone who has
experienced a convergence of family history with natural history,
considered their place in the historical continuum, or wondered if
their lifestyle can be sustained with age. In a world where even
"the country" is becoming increasingly citified, Morning Light
reminds us why we should care for our rural landscapes - while we
still can.
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