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Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2012-06
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 0674063600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Alhambra is the only Muslim palace to have survived since the Middle Ages and has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. In his absorbing new book, Irwin, Arabist and novelist, examines its history and allure.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-08-21
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781537146249
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRough draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written during a residence in the Alhambra; others were subsequently added, founded on notes and observations made there. Care was taken to maintain local coloring and verisimilitude; so that the whole might present a faithful and living picture of that microcosm, that singular little world into which I had been fortuitously thrown; and about which the external world had a very imperfect idea. It was my endeavor scrupulously to depict its half Spanish, half Oriental character; its mixture of the heroic, the poetic, and the grotesque; to revive the traces of grace and beauty fast fading from its walls; to record the regal and chivalrous traditions concerning those who once trod its courts; and the whimsical and superstitious legends of the motley race now burrowing among its ruins.
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Publisher: T.F. Editores, S.L.C.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788492441129
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete guide to this unique UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Profile Books(GB)
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781861974877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Alhambra, the 'red fort' on its rocky hill above Granada, with its fountained courts and gardens, and intricate decoration, has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. In this title in the 'Wonders of the World' series, Robert Irwin, Arabist and novelist, examines its engrossing and often mysterious history.
Author: John Cressler
Publisher: Milford House Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781620061978
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"How could we forget? Our world is stained with the blood of religious conflict and fanaticism, yet we managed to forget that for hundreds of years in medieval Spain, Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together in relative peace, sharing languages and customs, whispering words of love across religious boundaries, embracing a level of mutual acceptance and respect unimaginable today. Together, they launched one of the great intellectual and cultural flowerings of history. Our world aches for a future graced with tolerance and peace. Let us join together in reawakening the glory of medieval Muslim Spain, of al-Andalus. Emeralds of the Alhambra is a love story set in the resplendent Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, during the Castilian Civil War (1367-1369), a time when Muslims took up their swords to fight alongside Christians. Here is the story of William Chandon, a Christian knight, and the Sufi Muslim princess, Layla al-Khatib. As Chandon's influence at court grows, he becomes trapped between his forbidden love for Layla and his Christian heritage, the demands of chivalry and political expediency. Chandon and Layla must make choices between love and honor, war and peace, life and death, choices which ultimately will seal Granada's fate as the last surviving stronghold of Muslim Spain. Emeralds of the Alhambra is the first book in the series Anthems of al-Andalus" --Back cover.
Author: Nick Crossling
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2008-02-29
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 0486465306
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on traditional embellishments from the walls, ceilings, windows, and doors of southern Spain's ancient Alhambra palace, this collection of 30 hypnotic illustrations offers an exciting challenge for colorists and crafters alike.
Author: Antonio Fernández Puertas
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 538
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on many years of painstaking research and covering eleven centuries of medieval, modern and contemporary history, The Alhambra represents a major contribution to world scholarship. During his research for the book, the author has made some very exciting discoveries. He has, for example, resolved one of the great enigmas of Nasrid art by discovering the geometric proportional system on which the entire Alhambra architecture and decoration are based. The designs are at times so intricate that they baffle even professional mathematicians: Professor Fernaacute;ndez-Puertas has cracked the geometric code and discovered that the marvels of the Alhambra are built on a proportional system that is essentially incommensurable and not based on fixed units like metres or inches. This has involved making hundreds of analytical figures, many of which will be included in the book. Professor Fernaacute;ndez-Puertas is also the first to discover the chronological order in which the Alhambra palaces were built. He has collated much fragmentary information in order to reconstruct a picture of court life within the Alhambra and the personalities of its sultans and poet-viziers. The book thus contains the heart of three centuries of Nasrid art, as well as providing a history of the palatine city from the ninth century to the present day: the pre-Nasrid Alhambra, the Nasrid Alhambra and the Christian Alhambra. Based on many years of painstaking research and covering eleven centuries of medieval, modern and contemporary history, The Alhambra will be the most comprehensive scientific work yet issued on the subject--a work of this order is unlikely to be published again within our lifetime.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
Published: 1861
Total Pages: 462
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nash Candelaria
Publisher: Bilingual Review Press (AZ)
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A novel of the Chicano heritage myth and a man's search for his roots."--Cover.
Author: Nicholas Foulkes
Publisher: Xavier Barral
Published: 2018-08-28
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9782365111911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreated by the house of Van Cleef & Arpels in 1968, the Alhambra chain is an instantly recognizable icon of jewelry design and yet still a perennial favorite for daily wear. Easy to wear owing to its great fluidity and available in a wide range of colorful stones, Alhambra has established itself as truly timeless, traversing the ages and surviving the winds of fashion. On the occasion of the design's 50th anniversary, this book tells the story of the evolution of the jewelry range that has become a signature of the house of Van Cleef & Arpels. -- from amazon.com.
