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THE ALHAMBRA - Granada: Cornices, Capitals, and Columns, in the Alhambra

Figures 1,3,4,5, &c. in this plate, are fragments of capitals and columns, &c. from the Pateo de Leones, or Lions' Fountain, which is delineated in Plates XXXIII to XXXVII.
Fig. 2. Is the splendid cornice and frieze of the Loggia of the Generaliffe, which appears in Plate XCII. The effect of this is very rich. The line of Arabic characters is black, on a white ground; the dentellated line beneath that, is black and white; the space below is red, and the line of cords is black and white; the foliage is grey, relieved with white, on a red ground, and the middle line is white. Below that is a line of black cord, on a white ground, which is followed by a line of red ornaments on a white ground. Rich stucco-work succeeds to this, and below it are the characters of the first line repeated, consisting of the favourite motto-" There is no Conqueror but God." The effect of the whole is very rich.
Fig. 6. Is a canopy over a door in the Lions' Court.
Fig. 7. Is a beautiful mosaic column, that supports the circular roof in the interior of the Zancarron, or Sanctuary of the Koran; the gate of which is delineated in Plate VI. supra. The colours are black, white, and a faint yellow or gold. The effect is grand.
Fig. 8. The words TATO MOTA (Tanto Monta), represented in this figure, are very frequently repeated on stucco, in relief, in the Pateo de Leones, or Lions' Fountain, which is supposed to have been repaired in the time of Ferdinand and Isabella. These words may be interpreted equality; for the latter anxiously maintained, that her power in the exercise of the royal authority was equal to that of Ferdinand. Perhaps it is not saying too much of that princess, that she deserved it; and that her wisdom and courage confirmed the right which she derived from her birth.

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