The Alhambra
being a brief record of the Arabian conquest of the peninsula with a particular account of the Mohammedan architecture and decoration
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THE ALHAMBRA
PREFACE
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
List of Illustrations.
List of Coloured Illustrations.
ORNAMENT.
COLOUR.
The Alhambra.
Description.
Mohammed, the Founder of the Alhambra.
Abu-el-Hejaj (Yúsuf I.), King of Granada, 1333-1354, who completed the Alhambra.
The Towers, Courts, and Halls of the Alhambra.
PUERTA DE JUSTICIA—THE GATE OF JUSTICE.
SALA DEL TRIBUNAL—HALL OF JUSTICE.
PAINTING ON THE CEILING OF THE LEFT ALCOVE.
LAS DOS HERMANAS—THE TWO SISTERS.
HALL OF THE ABENCERRAGES.
PATIO DE LA ALBERCA—THE COURT OF THE FISH-POND.
PATIO DE LOS LEONES—THE COURT OF THE LIONS.
SALA DE LA BARCA—HALL OF THE BARQUE.
SALA DE LOS EMBAJADORES—HALL OF AMBASSADORS.
PATIO DE LA MEZQUITA—COURT OF THE MOSQUE.
LA MEZQUITA—THE MOSQUE.
LOS BAÑOS—THE BATHS.
GARDEN OF “LINDARAJA.”
TOCADOR DE LA REINA—THE QUEEN’S DRESSING-ROOM—
TORRE DE LOS SIETE SUELOS—TOWER OF THE SEVEN STAGES.
LA TORRE DE LOS PICOS—THE TOWER OF THE PEAKS—
TORRE DE COMARES—TOWER OF COMARES.
TORRE DE LA VELA—THE WATCH-TOWER.
TORRE DE LAS INFANTAS—TOWER OF THE INFANTAS. TORRE DEL CAUTIVO—CAPTIVE’S TOWER.
TORRE DEL HOMENAGE—HOMAGE TOWER.
TORRE DE LA AQUA—TOWER OF THE AQUEDUCT.
THE LADIES’ TOWER.
THE MUSEUM.
PALACE OF CHARLES V.
The Generalife.
LA CASA DEL CARBON—THE CHARCOAL HOUSE.
LA CASA SANCHEZ—THE HOUSE OF SANCHEZ.
APPENDIX.
Index.
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