Monumentos Arquitectónicos De España. Monumentos Latino-Bizantinos De Córdoba Por El Exmo. É Illmo. Señor Don José Amador De Los Rios, Individuo De Número De Las Reales Academias De La Historia Y De Bellas Artes De San Fernando, Catedrático Del Doctorado Y Decano De La Facultad De Filosofía Y Letras De La Universidad Central, Inspector General De Instruccion Pública, Etc., Y Don Rodrigo Amador De Los Rios Y Villalta, Doctor En Filosofía Y Letras, Licenciado En Ambos Derechos, Catedrático Auxiliar, Que Ha Sido, De La facultad De Filosofía Y Letras De La Universidad Central, Etc.
Publícase á expensas del Estado, bajo la inspeccion de la Real Academia De Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Editor: El Excmo. Señor Don José Gil Dorregaray., Madrid:: Imprenta De T. Fortanet Y Calcografía Nacional., MDCCCLXXIX.
Physical Description
[2], vii, [i], 75, [3] p., 7 pl.: illus.; 755 mm.
General Note
Plate [7] is unnumbered.
Contents
[T.p.] - Monumentos Latino-Bizantinos De Córdoba. Introduccion - [Text] - Monumentos Arquitectonicos De España. Monumentos Latino-Bizantinos De Córdoba. Índice De Esta Monografía - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
Pates 2-7 are signed as drawn by L. Serrallac or R. Arredondo. Plates 3-6 are signed as engraved by E. Buxó or B. Maura; plate 2 is signed as lithographed by M. Unceta and printed by J. Donon; plate [7] as chromolithographed by S. Urrabieta.
The title-page vignette is signed as drawn by F. Madrazo and engraved by D. Martinez; the headpiece as drawn by R. Arredondo and engraved by F. Navarrete; the two decorated initials are unsigned.
References
J. Sainz Rodríguez, Biografía de Amador de los Rios (1907).
Summary Note
Some copies have bound in the paper cover of this cuaderno, of which the title reads, 'Monumentos Arquitectónicos De España. Publicados de Rl. Orden y por disposicion del Ministerio de Fomento. Cuaderno No.'
The titles are in Spanish; the text is in Spanish and French in parallel.
The work describes Christian buildings of Córdoba before its occupation by Arabs.
The plates show architectural fragments probably from churches and a mosaic of the four seasons from the Casa De Los S.S. Luque. In-text illustrations consist of a title-page vignette, headpiece (showing a carved altar-front) and two decorated initials.
Plate [7] (showing the mosaic) and the two decorated initials are printed in color.
Copy Note
Imperfect: lacks Plate I.
Binding Note
19th-century quarter brown calf, red cloth-covered boards; rebacked in 20th century, retaining earlier spine-piece lettered 'Monumentos Arquitectónicos De España - Tom. III. Monumentos Latino-Byzantinos De La Monarquia - Visigoda (Mérida) - Monumentos Latino-Byzantinos De Córdoba' and 'R.A.' Bound with one other.
Subject
Architecture - Monuments - Architecture details - Church decoration and ornament - Mosaics - Churches - Basilicas - Spain - Córdoba - History - 4th century - 5th century - Romanesque
Art history - Spain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Lithographs - Chromolithographs - Colour printing - Spain - 19th century