Industries in silk, glass and tiles were developed and Baghdad was the first city in the Islamic world to have its own paper mill. A technique learnt from Chinese travellers. The city attracted ...

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of middle ages continues with a video in which we ...

Through crusades and expulsions, Muslim communities survived for over 500 years, thriving in medieval Europe. This comprehensive new study explores how the presence of Islamic minorities transformed ...

Brian A. Catlos (PhD: Toronto, Medieval Studies, 2000) is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and Research Associate in Humanities at the University of California ...

Joshua Birk specializes in political history and cultural history across religious boundaries in the medieval Mediterranean world. His book, Norman Kings of Sicily and the Rise of the Anti-Islamic ...

Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious Islamic tents were used to conceal altars in medieval European churches, unveiling a previously unknown chapter in the history of ...