BY ALBERT F. CALVERT 



THE ALHAMBRA 



OF GRANADA, BEING A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 

 MOSLEM RULE IN SPAIN FROM THE REIGN OF 

 MOHAMMED THE FIRST TO THE FINAL EXPULSION 

 OF THE MOORS, TOGETHER WITH A PARTICULAR 

 ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRUCTION, THE ARCHITEC- 

 TURE AND THE DECORATION OF THE MOORISH 

 PALACE, WITH 80 COLOURED PLATES AND NEARLY 

 300 BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS (NEW 

 EDITION). DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H.M. 

 KING ALFONSO XIII. 



Size 10 x 74-. 



Price 2 25. net 



PRESS NOTICES 



" It is hardly too much to say that 

 this is one of the most magnificent 

 books ever issued from the English 

 Press." Building World. 



" One is really puzzled where to 

 begin and when to stop in praising the 

 illustrations." Bookseller. 



"The most complete record of this 

 wonder of architecture which has ever 

 been contemplated, much less at- 

 tempted." British Architect. 



" A treasure to the student of 

 decorative art." Morning Advertiser. 



" Mr. CALVERT has given us a Book 

 Beautiful." Western Daily Press. 



" It is the last word on the subject, 

 no praise is too high." 



Nottingham Express. 



"May be counted among the more 

 important art books which have been 

 published during recent years." 



The Globe. 



" Has a pride of place that is all its 



own among the books of the month." 



Review of Reviews. 



" Has in many respects surpassed 

 any books on the Alhambra which up 

 to the present have appeared in our 

 own country or abroad." 



El Graduador, Spain. 



" It is one of the most beautiful 

 books of modern times." Ely Gazette. 



" One of the most artistic produc- 

 tions of the year." 



Publishers' Circular. 



" The most beautiful book on the 

 Alhambra issued in England." Sphere. 



" The standard work on a splendid 

 subject." Daily Telegraph. 



" A remarkable masterpiece of book 

 production." Eastern Daily Press. 



" A perfect treasure of beauty and 

 delight." Keighley News. 



" A magnificent work." 



Melbourne Age, Australia. 



" Immense collection of fine plates." 



The Times. 



" A standard work, the compilation 



of which would credit a life's labour." 



Hull Daily Mail. 



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