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 58
CORNICES, CAPITALS, AND COLUMNS IN THE ALHAMBRA.THE SPLENDID CORNICE AT THE RIGHT-HAND TOP CORNER IS FROMTHE LOGGIA OF THE GENERALIFE. … Introduction. liii. A further charm is found in the works of the Arabs andMoors from their conventional treatment of ornament, which,forbidden as they were by their creed to represent living forms,they carried to the highest perfection. They ever worked asNature works, but always avoided a direct…
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