Andalusian Morocco: A Discovery in Living Art (Museum With No Frontiers International Exhibition Cycle : Islamic Art in the Mediterranean : Morocco)

For seven hundred years, Morocco and Spain were politically, culturally and economically inter-connected. This close relationship was severed in 1492, when the Spanish monarchs expelled Spain's large Jewish and Muslim minorities. Many of the refugees fled to neighboring Morocco where they brought with them their rich artistic traditions. "Andulisian Morocco" endeavors to show the living legacy of those refugees which still can be seen in Morocco. The core of this book are eight travel itineraries through Morocco. Unlike most travel guides, this one is written by Moroccan art historians who provide suggested architectural routes through Meknes, Fez, Chefchaouen, Tetouan and the ports that line the Straits of Gibraltar. This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the deep cultural ties that bind not only Morocco to Spain but that which connects the entire Mediterranean world. "Andalusian Morocco" is one volume in an eleven volume series entitled "Islamic Art in the Mediterranean". These volumes are published by a Museum With No Frontiers a unique multi-national cooperative which examines the cultural ties that bind Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. These is the first volume in the series that I have read and I will definitely purchase additional volumes.