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
OF GRANADA, BEING A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MOSLEM RULE IN SPAIN FROM
THE REIGN OF MOHAMMED THE FIRST TO THE FINAL EXPULSION OF THE
MOORS, TOGETHER WITH A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRUCTION, THE
ARCHITECTURE AND THE DECORATION OF THE MOORISH PALACE, WITH 80
COLOURED PLATES AND NEARLY 300 BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS (NEW
EDITION). DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H.M. KING ALFONSO XIII. BY
ALBERT F. CALVERT.
Crown 4to. £2 2_s._ net.
PRESS OPINIONS.
“Immense collection of fine plates.”--_The Times._
“The standard work on a splendid subject.”--_Daily Telegraph._
“The most beautiful book on the Alhambra issued in England.”--_Sphere._
“May be counted among the more important art books which have been
published during recent years.”--_The Globe._
“One is really puzzled where to begin and where to stop in praising the
illustrations.”--_Bookseller._
“One of the most artistic productions of the year.”--_Publishers’
Circular._
“A remarkable masterpiece of book production.”--_Eastern Daily Press._
“Has a pride of place that is all its own among the books of the
month.”--_Review of Reviews._
“Mr. CALVERT has given us a Book Beautiful.”--_Western Daily Press._
“The most complete record of this wonder of architecture which has ever
been contemplated, much less attempted.”--_British Architect._
“It is hardly too much to say that this is one of the most magnificent
books ever issued from the English Press.”--_Building World._
“A treasure to the student of decorative art.”--_Morning Advertiser._
“It is the last word on the subject, no praise is too
high.”--_Nottingham Express._
“Has in many respects surpassed any books on the Alhambra which up to
the present have appeared in our own country or abroad.”--_El Graduador,
Spain._
“It is one of the most beautiful books of modern times.”--_Ely
Gazette._
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STORY OF THE PRINCESS DES URSINS IN SPAIN. By MISS CONSTANCE HILL.
With 12 Illustrations and a Photogravure Frontispiece. New Edition.
Crown 8vo. 5_s._ net.
THE SPANISH CONQUEST IN AMERICA, and its Relations to the History
of Slavery and to the Government of Colonies. By Sir ARTHUR HELPS.
Edited by M. OPPENHEIM. Four Volumes. With numerous Maps. Crown
8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._ net per volume.
COMPANIONS IN THE SIERRA. A Romance. By CHARLES RUDY. With a
Preface by R. B. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
LADY CHARLOTTE SCHREIBER’S JOURNALS: Confidences of a Collector of
Ceramics and Antiques throughout Britain, France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and Turkey. From the year 1869
to 1885. Edited by MONTAGUE GUEST, with Annotations by EGAN MEW.
With upwards of 100 Illustrations, including 8 in Colour and 2 in
Photogravure. Royal 8vo. Two Volumes. 42_s._ net.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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