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Leer la Alhambra

By Puerta Vílchez, José Miguel

Leer la Alhambra Social Sciences

Leer la Alhambra

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Reading the Alhambra, by professor and Arabist José Miguel Puerta Vílchez, is an essential work for those who wish to discover the Alhambra not only as a monumental complex, but as an architectural text to be read. This book invites the reader to go beyond the tourist or aesthetic gaze and immerse themselves in the deep symbolic and intellectual universe contained within its walls. The Arabic inscriptions that cover its walls, arches, fountains, and chambers—many of them often overlooked by visitors—are here compiled, translated, and explained with clarity and scholarly precision. Poems, aphorisms, Qur'anic verses, and courtly formulas reveal a profoundly refined vision of the world, power, and beauty, always in dialogue with the Arabic sources of the time. This in-depth reading is complemented by a rich visual dimension: the book is illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, architectural plans, elevations, calligraphic drawings, infographics, and 3D renderings that not only accompany the content but enhance and clarify it. This carefully curated visual material allows readers to clearly see what is described and to appreciate the monument’s extraordinary beauty from new perspectives. As a complement, the book includes the documentary Sentir la Alhambra (30 minutes), a multilingual audiovisual piece that explores the most representative inscriptions of the monument. Through cinematic images and recitations in Arabic accompanied by original music, the documentary reveals how calligrams take shape within the architecture and offers a sensory experience that reinforces the book’s message: the Alhambra is not only to be looked at—it is meant to be read and heard. Reading the Alhambra is, ultimately, an invitation to rediscover the most iconic monument of al-Andalus through new eyes. A rigorous, beautiful, and accessible work, ideal for visitors, students, scholars, and lovers of Islamic art.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2011-12-01
Publication Date:
2011-12-01
Publisher:
Ediciones Edilux
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
8495856301
Weight:
862 g
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