Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
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In this engaging and learned volume, Menocal (Spanish and Portuguese, Yale U.) recounts the remarkable, multi-cultural history of medieval Spain, when Muslims ruled much of the country and elevated standards of art and learning. The narrative is suitable for the general reader. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Washington Post Book World ...an affectin g portrait...a splendid account...the beauty lies in [Menocal's]...eye for the illuminating anectote...
List of MapsForewordA Note on Transliterations and Non-English NamesBeginnings3A Brief History of a First-Rate Place15The Palaces of Memory51The Mosque and the Palm Tree: Cordoba, 78653Mother Tongues: Cordoba, 85566A Grand Vizier, a Grand City: Cordoba, 94979The Gardens of Memory: Madinat al-Zahra, South of Cordoba, 100991Victorious in Exile: The Battlefield at Argona, Between Cordoba and Granada, 1041101Love and its Songs: Niebla, Just West of Seville, on the Road to Huelva, August 1064 Barbastro, in the Foothills of the Pyrenees, on the Road to Saragossa, August 1064112The Church at the Top of the Hill: Toledo, 1085130An Andalusian in London: Huesca, 1106147Sailing Away, Riding Away: Alexandria, 1140158The Abbot and the Quran: Cluny, 1142174Gifts: Sicily, 1236: Cordoba, 1236: Granada, 1236189Banned in Paris: Paris, 1277201Visions of Other Worlds: Avila, 1305216Foreign Dignitaries at the Courts of Castile: Seville, 1364: Toledo, 1364229In the Alhambra: Granada, 1492244Somewhere in La Mancha: 1605253Epilogue: Andalusian Shards266Postscript282Other Readings284Thanks293Index299
