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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 176

An illustration from Granada, present and bygone, 1908, leaf 176
ear of centuries,the shocks of earthquakes, the violence of war, andthe quiet, though no less baneful, pilferings of thetasteful traveller : it is almost sufhcient to excuse thepopular tradition, that the whole is protected by amagic charm. The Court is an oblong measuring 116 feet by66 feet. On… … .jijg^ Interior of the Torre de las Infantas the symmetry of the whole. The arches, which arepurely ornamental, exhibit a corresponding variety ofcurve, and spring from capitals decorated with foliageof various patterns. The space above the arches is THE ALHAMBRA 139 decorated with the richest…

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

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