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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Sorry, I farmed out the question to various people and just forwarded the replies. I will let this contributor know. Anne -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Briggs Sent: 27 February 2007 23:07 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] guide to use of geometric patterns in Islamic design medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Anne Willis wrote: > > Geometry is very important in Islamic architecture which developed > much about the same time as eg fan-vaulting in Western architecture - > mid 13th century onwards if Gloucester is anything to go by. No, origins in the mid-14th century at Gloucester. Elsewhere, it is essentially a 15th century phenomenon. The most developed forms, with dangly bits (e.g. Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster) that seem influenced by Islamic architecture, date from the early 16th century. John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html