Download or read book The Middle Eastern Influence on Late Medieval Italian Dances written by Michele Temple and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work focuses on eight of the dances, the 'istampittas,' linked etymologically to the 'estampie,' a French dance, whose origins are here examined with an eye toward Italian and French music and civilization, as well as the music and society of the Arabs.