The Alhambra, being a brief record of the Arabian conquest of the Peninsula (1907)
Calvert, Albert Frederick, 1872-1946 · London, John Lane; New York, John Lane company · leaf 334
cover. The transverse section of the Court, looking towards thepalace of Charles V. (see p. 356), forms a beautiful arcade: theslender columns which support the arches would appear unequalto their superincumbent weight were not the spandrils lightenedby perforations. The construction of these… … THE COURT OF THE FISH-POND ; OR, OF THE MYRTLES The Alhambra. perforated plaster ornaments, which give a singularly light andelegant appearance to the arches, and at the same time, byfreely admitting currents of air, distribute a delicious coolnessthrough the Courts. It will be observed that the…
