Catalog of an exhibition held at the Alhambra, Granada, March 18-June 7, 1992, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 1-September 27, 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-412) and index.
Contents:
Islamic Spain, the first four centuries : an introduction / Oleg Grabar -- The Great Mosque of Córdoba / Jerrilynn D. Dodds -- Madīnat al-Zahrā : the triumph of the Islamic state / Antonio Vallejo Triano -- Luxury arts of the Caliphal period / Renata Holod -- Arts of the Taifa kingdoms / Cynthia Robinson -- The fortification of al-Andalus / Juan Zozaya -- The Almoravids and Almohads : an introduction / Manuel Casamar Pérez -- The architectural heritage of Islamic Spain in North Africa / Christian Ewert -- The ceramics of al-Andalus / Guillermo Rosselló-Bordoy -- Almoravid and Almohad textiles / Cristina Partearroyo -- The arts of the book / Sabiha Khemir -- The Alhambra : an introduction / Darío Cabanelas Rodríguez -- The palaces of the Alhambra / James Dickie (Yaqub Zaki) -- The city plan of the Alhambra / Jesús Bermúdez López. The gardens of the Alhambra and the concept of the garden in Islamic Spain / D. Fairchild Ruggles -- The legacy of Islam in Spain / Juan Vernet.
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