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10028.g.5(23)
- Record Id:
- 040-003235079
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003235056
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026869721.0x0005de
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 10028.g.5(23)
- Title:
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Court of Lions, Alhambra. Photographer: Stuart
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
View framed by arches looking towards the fountain in the centre of the Court of the Lions (Patio de los Leones) in the Alhambra at Granada. With accompanying letterpress by Francis Young: 'The exquisite effect of lights and shadows that prevails throughout the building, the beautiful proportions of the columns and the arches they support, and the elegance of the fretwork and elaborate arabesques with which the capitals of the columns, the cornices, and the faces of the walls are profusely adorned, are conveyed in the illustration, in which the design of the fine marble pavement, and the circular basins by which its uniformity is broken, are clearly shown. The only thing which it fails to convey to the eye of the beholder is the brilliancy of the colouring which is lavished on every part of the building and its ornamentation...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003235056
040-003235079 - Is part of:
- 10028.g.5 : Treasure spots of the world. A selection of the chief beauties and wonders of nature and art. Edited by Walter B. Woodbury.…
10028.g.5(23) : Court of Lions, Alhambra. Photographer: Stuart - Hierarchy:
- 032-003235056[0023]/040-003235079
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 10028.g.5
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Photomechanical Print
Woodburytype - Start Date:
- 1865
- End Date:
- 1875
- Date Range:
- 1865-1875
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 162 mm x 104 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Stuart, fl 1870s
- Subjects:
- Alhambra (Granada)
Arches
Architectural Elements
Architectural Types
Architecture
Dwellings
Fountains
Interiors
Palaces - Places:
- Granada, City of, Spain