Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture

by Maria Rosa Menocal

Harold Bloom (Foreword)

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A rich and thriving culture where literature, science and religious tolerance flourished for 700 years is the subject of this enthralling history of medieval Spain.

Living side by side in the Andalusian kingdoms, the 'peoples of the book' produced statesmen, poets and philosophers who influenced the rest of Europe in dramatic ways, giving it the first translations of Plato and Aristotle, love songs and secular poetry plus remarkable feats of architecture and technology. This evocative account explores the lost history whose legacy and lessons have a powerful resonance in today's world.

  • ISBN10 141770764X
  • ISBN13 9781417707645
  • Publish Date 2 April 2003
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 7 April 2021
  • Imprint Turtleback Books
  • Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
  • Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
  • Language English