AUTHOR'S ARTICLES
East Meets West in Venice
by Richard Covington Published on: 29th February 2012
For much of the millennium before the rise of Portugal and Spain, Venice flourished as the hub of Europe's trade with the lands to its east and south. The profound mutual influences that resulted have…
Rediscovering Arabic Science
by Richard Covington Published on: 12th August 2009
The magazine Saudi Aramco World published in May-June 2007 an interesting folder on Arabic and Islamic science. The folder of 20 pages consists of several articles illustrated with a rich iconography and accompanied with illuminating…