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Note in the painting above, that there are several people dressed in European costumes, but examining with care, there are two turbaned people, one walking in the garden, the other at a table in the garden. Intercourse between the European and Moslem world did exist, though influences may have been forgotten. Influences could easily have taken place in aspects of aesthetics (architecture, art, music, etc.), medicine, philosphy, etc. As cloth, rugs (seen in paintings at Venice), spices, slaves, etc. were items of trade between Europe and the Moslem world, it should not be surprising that influences were more extensive than acknowledged now. As for aesthetic influences, the wonderful Iznik ceramics and architectural designs click to see must certainly have been admired in Europe.



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Stone, Caroline; "Flowers from the East", Saudi ARAMCO World, May/June 2014, pp. 38-43

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