Courtly Art Of Spain And The Maghrib

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Almoravids

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1062-1147
(11th - 12th centuries)

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Rabat, Oudaia Kasbah, Almohad, 12th c.
- fortress

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Rabat, Oudaia Kasbah, Almohad, 12th c.
- fortress and gate

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Rabat, Oudaia Kasbah, Almohad, 12th c.
- Oudaia Gate

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Rabat (Morocco), mosque and Hassan tower, 1195

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- (FRONT) La Giralda, Seville (Spain), 1184

- (BACK) La Giralda as built (left), as a Christian bell tower (right), and with Renaissance additions (center)

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Aljafería Palace, Al-Andalus taifa (province) of Zaragoza (Saragossa, Spain), second half of the 11th c.

- (BACK) aerial view

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COMPARE:

Aljafería Palace
Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

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COMPARE:

Aljafería Palace
Medieval gate to city of Canterbury, England

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Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, 11th c. interior

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Aljafería Palace
Great Mosque at Cordoba

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Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, 11th c.
- courtyard and stucco doorway

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Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, 11th c.
- courtyard and plan

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"Drinking Ladies" silk fragment from Spain, 13th c.

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The Story Bayad und Riyad, manuscript produced in Spain or North Africa ca. 1200

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Almohads

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1130-1269
(12th - 13th centuries)

BUT...1212: End of Almohad Empire IN SPAIN

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Nasrids

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1230-1492
(13th-15th centuries)

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Alhambra, Granada
- begun 1230, most work dates 1333-1391

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Alhambra, Cuarto Dorado, south facade

(BACK) Detail of stucco and intarsia tilework, 14th c.

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Alhambra, Hall of the Ambassadors, 14th c.

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Alhambra, Hall of the Ambassadors, throne recess, 14th c.

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Alhambra, Hall of the Ambassadors, intarsia ceiling (wood and mother-of-pearl), 14th c.

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Alhambra, Court of the Lions, 14th c. with an 11th c. fountain

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Alhambra, Hall of the Two Sisters, 14th c.

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Alhambra, Hall of the Two Sisters, 14th c.
- muqarnas dome

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Alhambra, Hall of the Abencerrajes, 14th c.

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Alhambra, Hall of the Abencerrajes, 14th c.
- muqarnas and detail of painted muqarnas

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Alhambra, Hall of the Abencerrajes, muqarnas detail
Qasr Amra, muqarnas detail

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Alhambra vase, Granada, late 13th century
Luster-painted earthenware.
Height: ca. 1.3 m

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Detail of Curtain, Granada, Nasrid period, 15th century, SILK

(BACK) Overall: 4.38 x 2.72 m