“It is illustrated with so lavish a richness of colour that to turn its pages gives one at first almost the same impression of splendour as one receives in wandering from hall to hall of the Alcazar of Seville; and this is probably the highest compliment we could pay to the book or its author.”--_Academy._ “It is certainly one of the most interesting books of the year.”--_Crown._ “The occasional delicacy of design and harmony of colour can scarcely be surpassed ... a valuable and profusely illustrated volume.”--_Guardian._ “An excellent piece of work.”--_The Times._ “Mr. CALVERT has performed a useful work.”--_Daily Telegraph._ “A truly sumptuous volume.”--_The Speaker._ “Mr. CALVERT has given a very complete account of the evolution of Moresco art.”--_The Connoisseur._ FOOTNOTES: [A] He is reckoned as Mohammed VI. by the writers who deny the title of Sultan to the usurper of Mohammed V.’s throne. [B] Known as Mohammed X. [C] I adopt Mr. U. R. Burke’s statement of the relationship between Abu-l-Hassan, Zoraya, and Boabdil. (Burke, “History of Spain,” II. p. 98.) [D] Here was lodged the cavalry of the Moorish Sultans.