The portion of flooring decorated with opus sectile squares, recently found in the still initial archaeological excavations at al-Jayyah at the feet of Shawbak castle, are the pretext for some brief observations regarding the contacts (almost presumed) between different western and middle eastern worlds, and about the spread into an Islamic milieu of that specific technique. These are artistic suggestions that in medieval time touched Venice, Palermo and Cairo. The text is limited to a hint of analysis, and a few tracks for further insights are given.
University of Udine, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6478-0198
Chapter Title
Da Pistoia a Shawbak, passando per Palermo e Cairo
Authors
Giovanni Curatola
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0376-0.15
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Florentia
Book Subtitle
Studi di archeologia: vol. 5 - Numero speciale - Studi in onore di Guido Vannini
Editors
Michele Nucciotti, Elisa Pruno
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Number of Pages
596
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0376-0
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0375-3
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0376-0
Series Title
Strumenti per la didattica e la ricerca
Series ISSN
2704-6249
Series E-ISSN
2704-5870