> USES IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
> COATS OF ARMS
> ADAPTATION TO EUROPEAN USES
> EUROPEAN COMMISSIONS
exchanges of ideas
Islamic metalwork was most sought-after in Europe between the 1300s and 1500s CE.
Europeans first came across it during pilgrimages to the Holy Land. They started to commission and import it both for uses in churches and at home.
Craftsmen responded to Europeans’ tastes and needs by adding European coats of arms to their objects and adapting them to different European uses.
Trade