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Granada, present and bygone (1908)

Calvert, Albert Frederick, 1872-1946, Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine), 1867-1928 · London : J. M. Dent & co. · leaf 154

An illustration from Granada, present and bygone, 1908, leaf 154
redoorway with well-carved lintel, and the inscription : O Place of the High Kingdom and Asylum of Pro-digious Aspect ! Thou hast achieved a great victory, \^ 120 GRANADA and the merits of the work and of the artificer [are]the glory of the Imam Mohammed. The Shadow ofthe Most High be upon all!… … The Queens Boudoir and View of the Albaicin was converted at the reconquest into a chapel, which,however, was not consecrated till the year 1629. Atthat time the ancient entrance was blocked up, anda fine chimney-piece in the Renaissance style wastransformed into an altar. The character of…

Cano, Alonso, 1601-1667 · Alhambra (Granada, Spain) · Architecture -- Spain Granada · Granada (Spain) -- Description and travel · Granada (Spain) -- History

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