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Grammar of Ornament: plate XL, Moresque no. 2
Jones, Owen, 1856, Lithograph
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Grammar of Ornament: plate XL, Moresque no. 2
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Title
Grammar of Ornament: plate XL, Moresque no. 2
Description
Spandrils of arches on page.
Artist / maker
Jones, Owen
Date
1856
Size
45.0 x 31.0 cm
Type
Lithograph
Here we can see six different spandrils of arches, all of them taken from the Alhambra: Arch of the Court of the Lions, Entrance to the Divan Hall of the Two Sisters, Entrance to the Court of the Lions from the Court of the Fish Pond, Entrance to the Court of the Fish Pond from the Hall of the Boat and two arches of the Hall of Justice. All six arches, with or without muqarnas (a type of corbel or architectural bracket), display a decoration based on geometrical and vegetal forms coloured with the three primary colours plus white.
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