Webs of Culture

Tournament Book, late 16th century German (Nuremberg) Pen and colored wash on paper Rogers Fund, 1922 (22.229) www.metmuseum.org

Cultures share information, cultural forms, rituals and ways of life. The early medieval period for the Islamic Empire and Europe was marked by waves of invasions. In addition, crusades and trade marked important means of cross-cultural fertilization.

Courtly Culture       Medieval Islamic Art       European Culture

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