A restored medieval depiction of the Crusades shows how England embraced Islamic culture
Digital reconstruction of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin and proposed reconstruction of surrounding text. Eames design 466. Photo © Janis Desmarais and Amanda Luyster
(RNS) — Floor tiles from Chertsey Abbey in England, the subject of a new exhibition, resemble Muslim and Byzantine silks that crusaders brought back as souvenirs.
