The Alhambra
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (888 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0863564666 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 460 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The designs are at times so intricate that they baffle even professional mathematicians: Professor Fernández-Puertas has cracked the geometric code and discovered that the marvels of the Alhambra are built on a proportional system that is essentially incommensurable and not based on fixed units like metres or inches. This has involved making hundreds of analytical figures, many of which will be included in the book.Professor Fernández-Puertas is also the first to discover the chronological order in which the Alhambra palaces were built. Based on many years of painstaking research and covering eleven centuries of medieval, modern and contemporary history, The Alhambra represents a major contribution to world scholarship.During his research for the book, the author has made some very exciting discoveries. The book thus contains the heart of three centuries of Nasrid art, as well as providing a history of the palatine city fr
Both drawings and explanations are novel and original.' --Olegar Grabar, Times Literary Supplement 'A splendid volume A true model for analytical writing about architecture.' --J.M.Rogers, Bulletin of the school of Oriental and African Studies. 'A truly extraordinary achievement demonstrates a history which has never been clarified before and provides a truly stunning sequence of drawings