Reframing the Alhambra

A novel inter-medial approach reveals the aesthetic principles of the Alhambra, a medieval Nasrid palatial city in Granada, by leveraging overlooked poetic epigraphy and extant luxury objects. This method overcomes historical gaps caused by lost furnishings and scarce textual records, offering new insights into the integrated design of architectural spaces, inscribed texts, and textiles. The study examines enigmatic areas through conservation data, contemporary literary theory, and comparative history, culminating in an analysis of a surviving Nasrid court ceremonial account that illuminates the inter-medial aesthetic within its political and ideological context.

Bush, O. (2018). Reframing the Alhambra. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474416504.001.0001