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The 'Arab Cathedrals': Moorish Architecture as Seen by British Travellers

08/1986 | 1001 | 128

Pages: 555-563

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Author:

Raquejo, Tonia (Raquejo, Tonia)

Subjects

art literature:

Urquhart, David

art literature:

Murphy, James Cavanah, 1760-1814

artists:

Roberts, David, 1796-1864

artists:

Murphy, James Cavanah, 1760-1814

dates:

1750-1849

places:

England / Spain

subjects:

Spanish architecture / Hispano-Moresque

subjects:

Travel accounts

subjects:

Gothic (Medieval)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

10. Illustration of the Hall of the Abencerrajes, from J. C. Murphy: The Arabian Antiquities of Spain [1815].

Attributed works:

12. Illustration of the Hall of Justice by David Roberts, from Roscoe: The Tourist in Spain [1835].

Attributed works:

14. Illustration of the Giralda from John Talbot Dillon: Travels Through Spain [1782].

Attributed works:

5. Illustration of the Court of the Lions, from J. C. Murphy: The Arabian Antiquities of Spain [1815]

Attributed works:

8. Illustration of the Hall of the Two Sisters, from J. C. Murphy: The Arabian Antiquities of Spain [1815].

Western art unattributed:

11. View of the Lateral Arches and Dome, the Hall of the Abencerrajes (Alhambra, Granada).

Western art unattributed:

13. The Hall of Justice (Alhambra, Granada).

Western art unattributed:

15. The Giralda, Seville Cathedral.

Western art unattributed:

2. View of Seville Cathedral Incorporating the Minaret (The Giralda) and the Original Moorish Court (The Court of Oranges).

Western art unattributed:

3. Cordova Mosque. One of the Western Entrances.

Western art unattributed:

4. Typical Moorish Stucco Tracery (Museo Arqueológico de Granada).

Western art unattributed:

6. The Court of the Lions (Alhambra, Granada).

Western art unattributed:

7. Part of the Interior of the Moorish Room in Grove House, Hampton, Middlesex.

Western art unattributed:

9. Dome of the Hall of the Two Sisters (Alhambra, Granada).

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