The Anglican Church in Hong Kong Speaker: Canon Stephen Sidebotham Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Cost: £8 per member or guest, to include refreshments Lunch: A self-paying lunch will be arranged at 12:30 p.m. at Chutneys, 124 Drummond Street, London NW1 2PA (corner of North Gower Street.)…
‘Lucid and original; a veritable feast of interesting stories about Mt Sinai’s extraordinary past’ – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads ‘As a traveller and pilgrim to Sinai on numerous occasions and now a Trustee of the St Catherine’s Foundation, I greatly enjoyed George Manginis’s Mount Sinai and learnt much from it ... The…
Please Note that the Fresh Perspectives Lecture is CANCELLED and this concert will replace the lecture
Despite the significance that has been accorded by the Mamluks to the military production, Mamluk military art is rarely considered as a part of the Islamic art field. Helmets were intended not only for the protection but also for the public display during the Mamluk period (1250–1517), and thus played a considerable role in decorative…