A revealing history of Islamic architectural influence on Europe's cathedrals, palaces and monuments.
Diana Darke has spent four decades in the Middle East. Her books include 'Islamesque' and 'Stealing from the Saracens' (both published by Hurst), 'My House in Damascus' and 'The Ottomans'. A non-resident scholar at Washington DC's Middle East Institute, she holds degrees in Arabic and in Islamic Art and Architecture.