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Antiguedades arabes de España

Casiri, Miguel, 1710-1791, Salvador Carmona, Manuel, 1734-1820, Morris, William, 1834-1896 CMalG, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando · 1780 · [Madrid? : s.n.] · 20 pictures

Antiguedades arabes de España is a 1780 Madrid folio of Islamic antiquities from Spain, compiled by Miguel Casiri and Manuel Salvador Carmona for the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Its plates show engraved architectural inscriptions and carved decoration, including Kufic-style bands, interlaced knotwork panels, arched niches with rosettes, and star tiles, from Alhambra-era monuments. A designer could draw on these plates for geometric borders, pseudo-script lettering, and interlace patterns.

Alhambra (Granada, Spain) · Islamic architecture · Architectural inscriptions · Islamic decoration and ornament · Islamic antiquities

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