The fires of excellence : Spanish and Portuguese oriental architecture / Miles Danby ; photography by Matthew Weinreb.

Main entry:

Danby, Miles, author.

Title & Author:

The fires of excellence : Spanish and Portuguese oriental architecture / Miles Danby ; photography by Matthew Weinreb.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Reading, U.K. : Garnet Pub., 1997.

Description:

236 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 33 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229) and index.
Ch. 1. The Golden Age of Cordoba -- Ch. 2. The Resurgence of Christianity in the North -- Ch. 3. Confrontation and the Reconquest -- Ch. 4. Coexistence and Cultural Interaction -- Ch. 5. The Final Flowering of Granada -- Ch. 6. Survival of the Mudejar Style Against the Odds -- Ch. 7. Rediscovery, Revival and Transformation.

Summary:

This work details the Oriental influence, both direct and indirect, on architecture in Spain and Portugal. It covers, amongst others, gothic, Moorish, Midejar and Manveline architecture.

ISBN:

1859640877
9781859640876

Subject:

Architecture Spain Middle Eastern influences.
Architecture Portugal Middle Eastern influences.
Architecture Espagne Influence moyen-orientale.
Architecture Portugal Influence moyen-orientale.
Architecture Middle Eastern influences
Architektur
Islamische Architektur
Mauren
Bouwkunst.
Islamitische bouwkunst.
Receptie.
Architecture hispano-mauresque.
Architecture islamique Portugal.
Architecture mudéjare.
Portugal
Spain
Iberische Halbinsel
Spanien

Added entries:

Weinreb, Matthew.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 202318
Call No.: NA385 .D3 1997
Status: Available

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