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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Bibliographic Details
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.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction
Ch. 2. Roots and Derivation of Style
Ch. 3. Space Elements
Ch. 4. Pattern-Making
Ch. 5. Crafts and Materials
Ch. 6. Zenith of the Style in the Nineteenth Century
Ch. 7. Developments and Variations in the Twentieth Century.