"There is so much silk here that it is a wonder": Visions of the East in Medieval Europe - lectures

6 december 2012 
admission free

Maria Ludovica Rosati

The legend of the East goes back a long way. In the eyes of medieval Europe, mysterious Asia was the lair of monsters but it was also a treasure chest with endless riches, silk being the rarest of them all. Through the words of travellers and eye-witnesses of the time, we'll be learning how the fantastic equation East = Silk came into being, and exploring the role that this precious yarn played in Western imagination.

Informazioni

Admission free while places last

Sala Cinema

Admission via steps in via Milano 9A