“Has a pride of place that is all its own among the books of the month.”
“Has in many respects surpassed any books on the Alhambra which up to the present have appeared in our own country or abroad.”
“It is one of the most beautiful books of modern times.”
“One of the most artistic productions of the year.”
“The most beautiful book on the Alhambra issued in England.”
“The standard work on a splendid subject.”
“A remarkable masterpiece of book production.”
“A perfect treasure of beauty and delight.”
“A standard work, the compilation of which would credit a life’s labour.”
BEING A BRIEF RECORD OF THE ARABIAN CONQUEST AND OCCUPATION OF THE PENINSULA, WITH A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE MOHAMMEDAN ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATION IN THE CITIES OF CORDOVA, SEVILLE AND TOLEDO, WITH MANY COLOURED PLATES, AND OVER 400 BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS, DIAGRAMS, ETC., DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H.M. KING ALFONSO XIII.
Crown 4to. (7-1/2 × 10 ins.) Price £2 2s. net
“The making of this book must surely have been a veritable labour of love; and love’s labour has certainly not been lost.”
“The best age of Moorish architecture in Spain is shown with remarkable vividness and vitality.”
“A most gorgeous book.... We cheerfully admit Mr. Calvert into the ranks of those whom posterity will applaud for delightful yet unprofitable work.”
“The illustrations are simply marvels of reproduction.”
“One of the books to which a simple literary review cannot pretend to do justice.”
“A special feature of a work of peculiar interest and value are the illustrations.”
“The illustrations are given with a minuteness and faithfulness of detail, and colour, which will be particularly appreciated and acknowledged by those who are most acquainted with the subject themselves.”
“It is impossible to praise too highly the care with which the illustrations have been prepared.”
“It is illustrated with so lavish a richness of colour that to turn its pages gives one at first almost the same impression of splendour as one receives in wandering from hall to hall of the Alcazar of Seville; and this is probably the highest compliment we could pay to the book or its author.”
“It is certainly one of the most interesting books of the year.”
“The occasional delicacy of design and harmony of colour can scarcely be surpassed ... a valuable and profusely illustrated volume.”