The Alhambra Court in the Crystal Palace

Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 · 1854 · London : Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury & Evans · 34 pictures

A guide to the Alhambra Court built for the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, London, written by the architect Owen Jones and published in London in 1854 for Crystal Palace visitors and designers. Its pictures are line engravings of Moorish arcades, pointed and lobed arches, and tiled geometric patterns, which a designer could draw on for interlaced lattice, repeating tile grids, and arch rhythms.

Alhambra (Granada, Spain) · Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England) · Islamic architecture -- Exhibitions · Exhibition buildings -- England -- London · Arkitektur -- Spanien

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