(Re)writing the Early Biography of the Alhambra’s Fountain of Lions: New Evidence from a Neo-Latin Poem (1497)

In the centuries following the conquest of Granada in 1492, the Alhambra’s iconic Fountain of Lions underwent numerous changes. More than a hundred years ago, a process of restoring the object to its original appearance under Nasrid rule was initiated. The joint interpretation of archaeological find...

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Main Author: Schirg, Bernhard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 259-271
Further subjects:B Conquest of Granada Alhambra Fountain of Lions Court of Lions Ibn Zamrak Hieronymus Münzer Ibn al-Khatib Antoine de Lalaing Pietro Lazzaroni Andrea Navagero Muhammad V Ferdinand of Spain 

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