The Alhambra; Being a Brief Record of the Arabian Conquest of the Peninsula with a Particular Account of the Mohammedan Architecture and Decoration (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...are attended, trom a tracing ov - f mesuoury a b iap.d0gs. The huntsmen are celebrated trench architect, from the J r o painting representing a Moorish on horseback and On foot.; When the wild boar is slain, he is hoisted on the back of a mule by attendants, and borne triumphantly home. A great variety of birds and trees--amid the branches of which monkeys partially conceal themselves--make up the various scenes. In spite of the want of perspective, there is much spirit in the details, and the female figures especially are most graceful. That these unique relics should be taken from their present HALL OF JUSTICE.--MOOR'S HEAD. 1. Section Of The Hall Of Jostice (looking East). 2. Section Of The Hall Of Justice (looking towards the Court oj the Lions). HALL OF JUSTICE.--THE DEATH OF THE LION AT THE HANDS OF A CHRISTIAN KNIGHT. PART OF PICTURE IN HALL OF JUSTICE.--MOORISH HUNTSMAN SLAYING THE WILD BOAR. position and preserved under glass, is a consummation devoutly to be wished. LAS DOS HERMANAS--THE TWO SISTERS. Perhaps the most interesting, as it certainly is the loveliest apartment in this palace of enchantment, is the Hall Of The Two Sisters, a title, the guide books would fain have us believe, ENTRANCE TO HALL OF THE TWO SISTERS, FROM THE COURT OF LIONS. conferred by reason of two enormous slabs of white marble laid in the pavement, precisely alike in form, and without flaw or stain; but the surpassing splendour of this chamber forbids us to accept a reason so inadequate for the designation. There is nothing so very extraordinary in two huge blocks of stone, be they never so faultless; that is only a matter of quarrying: if F such objects are to excite wonder, we may turn, with more profit, to the Pyramids of Egypt. Let us rather concern ourselves wit...