Doorway Ornament at the Alhambra

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Ornament in the side of doorway, at the entrance of the Tower of Comares.

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Artist

Name:
Murphy, James Cavanah
Dates:
1760-1814
Country:
Ireland

Illustration

Subject:
Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:
Metal Engraving
Engraver:
Shury, John
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
The Arabian antiquities of Spain
Author:
Horne, Thomas Hartwell
Publisher:
London: Cadell & Davies, 1813
Open Library:
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Description:

Decoration showing geometric motifs, calligraphy, and interlace. This and the next plate (not online yet) are commented as follows by the author:

The ground of these ornaments is light blue in the broad parts, and red in the narrow parts. The inscriptions in Cufic characters are, Glory to our Lord the Sultān, Abū Abdillāh.

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