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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 180

An illustration from Granada, present and bygone, 1908, leaf 180
. The ceilingdisplays the escutcheon of Spain with the initialsF and Y (Ferdinand and Isabel), while inscriptionson the beautiful arcading resound the praises ofMohammed V. 142 GRANADA The hall to the right of the Court is named theSala de los Abencerrages, and is the legendary sceneof the… … The Captive and Candil Towers century. Others have it that here Aben Osmin (1446)was beheaded by order of the prince, Muley Hasan,though most chroniclers agree that the usurper tookrefuge in the mountains. The hall is separated fromthe arcade by a narrow corridor, at either end ofwhich were…

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

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