A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive (1902)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 554
MooKisH Archiiectuke; Doorway, T.irragona,Spain. posed of a constantly repeated unit of diaper,which, for the Mohammedans, replaced thespirited and naturalistic carving of ChristianEurope, lent itself to the semi-mechanical repro-duction, yard after yard, with but little cliange ;and the result was… … Moorish ARfHiTKCTURE:Scroll Pattern from THE ALHAMBRA. MORIN and dulness of effect which was relieved onlyby that natural inequality of the material which,in all ancient keramic work, is so fortunate forthe decorative artist. In this way it has hap-pened that Moslem decoration, by means ofglazed…
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