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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 265

An illustration from Granada, present and bygone, 1908, leaf 265
ld witnessthe rude shocks and en-counters of the mail-cladchivalry of the north,while the bearded sultanand his people would smilegrimly on, no doubt en-joying this spectacle ofinfidel dog destroying dog.Then came darker days,when Muslim turned hissword against Muslim,and the square becamethe scene… … The Casa del Carbc5n 214 GRANADA of an outrage that occurred here in 1621. At a festivalarranged in honour of PhiHp IV. a raised platformon which were seated a number of richly dressedladies collapsed ; and their ears were brutally tornoff by rufhans for the sake of their earrings. There is nothing…

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

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