The focus of this dissertation is the Islamic architecture of western India (Gujarat and Rajasthan). The monuments span the mid-twelfth through fourteenth centuries. The hypothesis is that there was a continuity between the indigenous temple architecture and the buildings erecte…
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The thesis deals with representations of the First Crusade in texts and images in the twelfth century. The main focus is on the most dramatic episode of the expedition, the Battle of Antioch, fought on June 28 th , 1098, in which crusaders emerged victorious despite tremendous o…
The subject of my recent dissertation is the point at which the poetry of Afzal al-Din Khaqani Shirvani (12th c.) changed the face of Persian ode, ghazal , in Iran, thematically and linguistically. My dissertation reveals that despite his enigmatic use of language, there is a lo…
A late sprin in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, for there may be no roses by June the twenty-second. On that day the young widow Perle must receive one white rose as rent for the house she has given to benefit the abbey or the contract is void. Whe…
Hugh of Amiens (c. 1085-1164) was an important intellectual figure in the twelfth century who, during a long lifetime, served as a cleric, Cluniac monk, abbot and archbishop of Rouen. This book examines his writings to uncover the theological preoccupations of the period, partic…
The Divine campaigns: TimeFrame AD 1100-1200
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