Spices, Silks and Slaves: Travel in Medieval Islam / York Islamic Art Circle / Yorkshire

Spices, Silks and Slaves: Travel in Medieval Islam, York Islamic Art Circle

• LocationYorkshire
• Type
• Salary
• Artformcombined arts, film, interdisciplinary arts, libraries, literature, museums, photography
• ContactFozia Parveen islamic-art@york.ac.uk

Description

York Islamic Art Circle

"Spices, Silks, and Slaves: Travel by Land in the Medieval Islamic World"

with Professor Scott Redford (SOAS)

on Tuesday 9th May 2017

from 6:30pm - 8:00pm

at the Bowland Auditorium (Berrick Saul Building), University of York, UK

In the 13-14th centuries, the central Islamic lands witnessed a resurgence in the building of caravanserais. Going well beyond the functional accommodation of humans, their beasts of burden, and their cargos, these caravanserais are splendid manifestations of the power of the state projected into the countryside. This talk will examine caravanserais, and other examples of the architecture of travel like bridges and roads, along with the mechanics of medieval Islamic travel.

Entry is by free ticket only available at http://ift.tt/2qDxKIU

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Spices, Silks and Slaves: Travel in Medieval Islam / York Islamic Art Circle / Yorkshire