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Those interested in Venice and Islam will find much to interest them in this diverse collection of possible connections between the two cultures. Howard (architectural history, U. of Cambridge, UK), in a text overflowing with illustrations, explores the architecture of Venice by considering the city's history of trade with the Muslim world and the cultural contacts she believes this engendered. She explores the topics of trade, travel, transmission of ideas, and pilgrimages. She argues that the resultant contact with Islamic forms is reflected in San Marco (the mosaics of which she compares with images in the Paris Maqamat of al-Hariri ) and the Ducal Palace, among other buildings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
