Monumentos Arquitectónicos De España. Salon De La Casa De Mesa; Por Don Manuel De Assas, Comendador De La Real Y Distinguida Órden Española De Cárlos III, Caballero De La Real Órden Americana De Isabel La Católica, Académico Correspondiente De La Real De La Historia Y De La Arqueológica De Bélgica, Profesor De Arqueología En La Escuela Superior De Diplomática, Oficial De Primer Grado Del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Abogado De Los Tribunales De La Nacion, Etc., 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 Fortanet Y Calcografía Nacional., MDCCCLXXVIII.
Physical Description
[2], 4, [2] p., [3] pl.: [3] illus.; 749 mm.
General Note
The plates do not carry numbers but are assigned numbers I, II and III in the Índice.
Contents
[T.p.] - [Text] - Monumentos Arquitectonicos De España. Salon De La Casa De Mesa. Índice De Esta Monografía - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
The plates are signed as drawn by L. Martin y Menendez, and as engraved by J. Pi Margall or E. Buxó.
Both carry the printer's imprint of the Calcografia De La Impta. Nl.
The title-page vignette is signed as drawn by F. Madrazo and engraved by D. Martinez; the headpiece, as drawn by S. Viaplana and engraved by F.P. Baquera; the decorated initial is unsigned.
References
A history of the 'Moorish Revival' in the English-speaking world is J. Sweetman, The Oriental obession: Islamic inspiration in British and American art and architecture 1500 - 1920 (1988).
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 text describes the fourteenth-century Casa de Mesa in Toledo, a large reception-hall in Arabesque 'Mudéjar' style. This style continued in use in Spain into the sixteenth century. In the nineteenth century the style was revived - generally being called 'Mudejar Revival' in Spain and 'Moorish Revival' elsewhere.
The three plates show 'Detalles Del Salon De La Casa Llamada De Mesa (Toledo)'. In-text illustrations consist of a title-page vignette, head-piece ('Ajimez') and decorated initial.
The decorated initial is printed in color.
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. IV. - La Cámara Santa De La catedral De Oviedo - Antigua Sinagoga Hoy Igl. S. Maria La Blanca - Capilla De Santiago En Santa Maria - Salon De La Casa De Mesa - Tríptico-Relicario De Monasterio Cisterciense De Piedra En Aragon' and 'R.A.' Bound with others.
Subject
Architecture - Monuments - Architecture details - Sculpture - Bas-reliefs - Public buildings - Spain - Castilla La Mancha - Toledo - Casa De Mesa - History - 14th century - Mudéjar
Art history - Spain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Colour printing - Chromolithographs - Lithographs - Spain - 19th century