Grammar of Ornament: Plate XL, Moresque No. 2

Category

Library Item

Item no

30808

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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Architecture > Architectural features > Arches

Furnishings > Ornamentation > Decorations

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Furnishings > Ornamentation > Patterns

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