Christian-Islamic Encounters on Thirteenth-Century Ayyubid Metalwork: Local Culture, Authenticity, and Memory Author(s): Eva R. Hoffman Source: Gesta, Vol. 43, No. 2 (2004), pp. 129-142 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the International Center of Medieval Art Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25067100 Accessed: 13-03-2019 12:39 UTC

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Christian-Islamic Encounters on Thirteenth-Century Ayyubid Metalwork: Local Culture, Authenticity, and Memory*

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