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.

Manuel de Assas Y Ereño

RA Collection: Book

Record number

06/431

Author

Variant Title

Salon De La Casa De Mesa

Imprint

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

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