The Magic of SpainBell, Aubrey F. G. (Aubrey Fitz Gerald)
History
The Magic of Spain
Bell, Aubrey F. G. (Aubrey Fitz Gerald)
Spain -- Description and travel; Spanish literature -- History and criticism
“...Calculated to give English readers a most comprehensive survey of
this fascinating land, and to convey a clear idea of its historic
greatness. The get-up of the books is in every way worthy of a series of
this magnitude.”--_Sketch._
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MOORISH REMAINS IN SPAIN
BEING A BRIEF RECORD OF THE ARABIAN CONQUEST AND OCCUPATION OF THE
PENINSULA, WITH A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE MOHAMMEDAN ARCHITECTURE
AND DECORATION IN THE CITIES OF CORDOVA, SEVILLE AND TOLEDO, WITH
MANY COLOURED PLATES, AND OVER 400 BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS,
DIAGRAMS, ETC., DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H.M. KING ALFONSO XIII.
BY ALBERT F. CALVERT.
Crown 4to. £2 2_s._ net.
PRESS OPINIONS.
“Mr. CALVERT has performed a useful work.”--_Daily Telegraph._
“An excellent piece of work.”--_The Times._
“One of the books to which a simple literary review cannot pretend to do
justice.”--_Spectator._
“The making of this book must surely have been a veritable labour of
love; and love’s labour has certainly not been lost.”--_Pall Mall
Gazette._
“A most gorgeous book.... We cheerfully admit Mr. CALVERT into the ranks
of those whom posterity will applaud for delightful yet unprofitable
work.”--_Outlook._
“A truly sumptuous volume.”--_Nation._
“Mr. CALVERT has given a very complete account of the evolution of
Moresco art.”--_The Connoisseur._
“The occasional delicacy of design and harmony of colour can scarcely be
surpassed ... a valuable and profusely illustrated volume.”--_Guardian._
“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 impossible to praise too highly the care with which the
illustrations have been prepared.”--_Birmingham Daily Post._
“The best age of Moorish architecture in Spain is shown with remarkable
vividness and vitality.”--_The Scotsman._
“The illustrations are given with a minuteness and faithfulness of
detail, and colour which will be particularly appreciated and
acknowledged by those who are most acquainted with the subject
themselves.”--_Liverpool Post._
“A special feature of a work of peculiar interest and value are the
illustrations.”--_Newcastle Chronicle._
“The Illustrations are simply marvels of reproduction.”--_Dundee
Advertiser._
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THE ALHAMBRA
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