Von Hispania.

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Von Hispania.

Map shows a spanish woman with an acorn branch. On reverse showign a scene of an ivasion of the Saracenes in Spain. Saracen was a term widely used among Christian writers in Europe during the Middle Ages to refer to Arab Muslims. The term's meaning evolved during its history. In the early centuries of the Common Era, Greek and Latin writings used this term to refer to the people who lived in desert areas in and near the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, and in Arabia Deserta.In Europe during the Early Middle Ages, the term came to be associated with tribes of Arabia.The oldest source mentioning the term Saracen dates back to the 7th century. It was found in Doctrina Jacobi, a commentary that discussed the event of the Arab conquests on Palestine.

ca. 1550

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Münster