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Moorish style /

In the nineteenth century a fascination with the Orient spread across Europe. The landscapes, townscapes and costumes of the Ottoman, Arab and Mogul worlds provided inspiration for painters from Delacroix to Matisse. When expressed in architecture and design, this phenomenon became known as the Moor...

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Main Author:	Danby, Miles
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Phaidon, 1995.
Subjects:	Islamic decoration and ornament. Decoration and ornament > Islamic influences. Decoration and ornament, Architectural. Islamic architecture. Décoration et ornement islamiques. Décoration et ornement > Influence islamique. Décoration et ornement architecturaux. Architecture islamique. architectural ornament. Decoration and ornament, Architectural Decoration and ornament > Islamic influences Islamic architecture Islamic decoration and ornament Architektur Mauren Kölner Künstlervereinigung Stil Stil Moorse stijl. Oriëntalisme. Décoration islamique. Mauren. Visual arts > By > Muslims illustrated books. Illustrated works Bildband. Illustrated works. Ouvrages illustrés.

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