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Al-Andalus and the connected Iberian Peninsula

711-1492 CE · Iberian Peninsula

Muslim-ruled polities in Iberia interacted through trade, scholarship, diplomacy and war with Christian kingdoms and Jewish communities across shifting frontiers.

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How the setting appeared

Irrigated farms, fortified towns, mosques, synagogues, churches, palaces, workshops and crowded markets reflected layered urban histories.

Agent citation CIT-MET-MEDIEVAL-IBERIACIT-MET-EUROPE-JEWISH-ARTSCIT-BRITISH-EUROPE Setting and material context · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people lived

Muslims, Christians and Jews lived under changing legal hierarchies; cooperation and cultural exchange existed alongside taxation, coercion, violence and expulsion.

Agent citation CIT-MET-MEDIEVAL-IBERIACIT-MET-EUROPE-JEWISH-ARTSCIT-BRITISH-EUROPE Lifeways and community · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people worked

Farmers, translators, physicians, scribes, ceramicists, textile workers, builders and merchants connected Iberia to Mediterranean and Atlantic systems.

Agent citation CIT-MET-MEDIEVAL-IBERIACIT-MET-EUROPE-JEWISH-ARTSCIT-BRITISH-EUROPE Work, tools and exchange · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Belief, ritual and worship

Islam, Latin Christianity, Judaism and local devotional traditions shaped institutions and calendars, with toleration varying by ruler and period.

Agent citation CIT-MET-MEDIEVAL-IBERIACIT-MET-EUROPE-JEWISH-ARTSCIT-BRITISH-EUROPE Belief, ritual and evidence limits · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Historical geography

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Agent citation CIT-MET-MEDIEVAL-IBERIACIT-MET-EUROPE-JEWISH-ARTSCIT-BRITISH-EUROPE Historical-geography anchor and stated limits · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Evidence register

Guides used for this record

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CIT-MET-MEDIEVAL-IBERIA

Artistic Interaction among Cultures in Medieval Iberia

https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/artistic-interaction-among-cultures-in-medieval-iberia

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-MET-EUROPE-JEWISH-ARTS

Jews and the Arts in Medieval Europe

https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/jews-and-the-arts-in-medieval-europe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-BRITISH-EUROPE

Britain, Europe and Prehistory Collections and Galleries

https://www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/departments/britain-europe-and-prehistory

The British Museum

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