The Alhambra Vol III

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The Alhambra Vol III

Author(s): Farhat A. Hussain (Author)

  • Publisher: SHP
  • Publication Date: April 27, 2013
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 227 pages
  • ISBN-10: B00CKBX14E

Book Description

Volume 3 in this exciting, unique and highly educational 3 volume series on the Alhambra deals with a very dynamic and rich array of subject matter following on from volume 2 in the series. A plethora of subjects in the key themes study that range from landscape study of the hinterland around the Alhambra, historical processes that impacted upon the landscape and sacred space to the cultural ecology of the Alhambra, poetry, light and shadow, water and other examples of architecture of the Nasrid Sultanate of Granada are explored and addressed. The above well illustrated study which provides further and unique contribution to our understanding of the Alhambra in the Nasrid period is thereafter followed by a comprehensive study of the Alhambra in the post-Nasrid period (1492+) and deals with the history of the various parts of the Alhambra, including the gardens, in the years following the end of the Nasrid rule and hence occupancy of the Alhambra. A variety of issues are addressed here including changes to structures, changes in colour and reconstruction in addition to the value of historical drawings and photographs in our understanding of the history of the Alhambra with the context of conservation of the Alhambra.

Various notable issues in relation to the conservation of the Alhambra (the author is qualified in conservation of historic landscapes and gardens, in addition to field archaeology, other branches of archaeology, history and related areas) are addressed in this section of this work in contrast to the absence of this vital area in many general works on the Alhambra and the history of Muslim monuments and material culture in Spain and elsewhere in the Islamic world. This volume of this series continues to provide the reader with a very perceptive and rich study of the Alhambra from a vast variety of perspectives via robust study of various issues and subjects thereby representing an asset to the reader. The volume ends with assessment of the impact of the Alhambra upon the wider world to the present day and a comprehensive conclusion section to the whole series followed by endnote. This volume provides a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the Alhambra and a vital aspect of the heritage of both Europe and the Islamic world. Well organized, well written and superbly illustrated throughout, testimony of the thorough and perceptive scholarship of the author of this important 3 volume series.

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