Art from the Medieval Mediterranean: A Critical View
A special issue of Arts (ISSN 2076-0752).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2026) | Viewed by 3751
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of Mediterranean Studies has blossomed in the past decade. Seminars and publications and exhibitions have encouraged scholarship regarding the fluidity and exchange of cultures in and around the “middle sea.” Art History has intersected with this study area, largely through research on the interactions between Byzantine, Islamic, Jewish and Christian cultures in the Middle Ages (c. 500 CE – 1500 CE). The Mediterranean offers a unique lens through which to explore these intersections and a counter-step to the global perspective on the Middle Ages. Rather than strictly comparative in nature, Medieval Mediterranean Art engages in the trans-cultural through the concepts of transmission and exchange, local and foreign, as well as conflict and coexistence.
This Special Issue seeks to explore the nature of Mediterranean Studies as it relates to Medieval Art History. Rather than simple case-studies from discreet areas around or adjacent to the Mediterranean, papers will offer critical insight into works of art that cross boundaries and act within the interstices of religions, languages, regimes, as well as trade, conflict, and exchange. The terms “Medieval” and “Mediterranean” in this issue are understood broadly, and papers covering a range of time periods, and regions are encouraged. Central to the objective of the issue are papers which critically explore what Mediterranean means or its importance in understanding examples of Medieval Art.
Dr. Justine M. Andrews
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Mediterranean
- art history
- medieval
- Byzantine
- Islamic
- Jewish
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