Danby, Miles.

The fires of excellence : Spanish and Portuguese oriental architecture / Miles Danby ; photography by Matthew Weinreb. - 1st ed. - Reading, U.K. : Garnet Pub., 1997. - 236 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 33 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229) and index.

Map. -- Prologue. -- The golden age of Cordoba. -- The resurgence of christianity in the north. -- Confrontation and the reconquest. -- Coexsitance and cultural interaction. -- The final flowering of Granada. -- Survival of the Mudejar style against the odds. -- Rediscovery, revival and transformation. -- Epilogue. -- Glossary. -- Chronology. -- Bibliography. -- Acknowledgements. -- Index.

1859640877 (hbk.) 9781859640876 (hbk.)


Architecture--Middle Eastern influences.--Spain
Architecture--Middle Eastern influences.--Portugal

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