COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
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SHIMMER
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Title:
Details and ornaments from the Alhambra
title
Details and ornaments from the Alhambra
Title
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Creation Date:
1844
creation_date
1844
Creation Date
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Dimensions:
48 x 65 cm
dimensions
48 x 65 cm
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Image Date:
2010
image_date
2010
Image Date
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Period:
19th century
period
19th century
Period
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Location:
Special Collection, Sheffield Hallam University
location
Special Collection, Sheffield Hallam University
Location
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Country:
ENGLAND, UK
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ENGLAND, UK
Country
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Material:
book
material
book
Material
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Display Creator:
JONES, Owen
display_creator
JONES, Owen
Display Creator
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Terms:
Moorish architecture ;
terms
Moorish architecture ;
Terms
false
Image ID:
10-0284
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10-0284
Image ID
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Description:
Volume II. Detail: Plate XXVII (27) - Small panel in jamb of a window, Hall of the Two Sisters. Illustration # 39 / 3/4 size / Published by Owen Jones , London 1844 "Early in the 14th century the Moorish king Yusuf I completed the interior decoration of his huge palace-fortress in Spain, the Alhambra. It was to be one of the great examples of Islamic design and ornament; even in decay, after the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, it was visited by thousands. In 1834, one of those visitors was a young architect, Owen Jones. He was fascinated by the geometric and flamboyantly-coloured Islamic art and made many drawings of the architectural details of the palace. On his return to England he was determined to publish the results of his studies, but encountered a major problem. At that time the only satisfactory way to produce a book with coloured illustrations was to tint each picture by hand. Not only was this expensive but the results were often far from consistent and the colours were frequently pale. To achieve the crisp edges and vibrant blues, reds and gold of the Alhambra designs was almost impossible. Nevertheless, undaunted, Jones poured all his money into the project. In collaboration with a firm of lithographers, Day & Haghe, he set up a company to develop a new colour-printing method called Chromolithography. Such was the innovative nature of this printing technique that Jones's designs from the Alhambra were the first books in Britain that could capture, through a mechanical process, the vivid colours of the originals. The Alhambra volumes did not appeal particularly to a large audience but they did demonstrate the possibilities of this new means of producing highly-coloured illustrations for a mass market. Over the next fifty years there was a spate of popular books printed in the bright, bold colours that the Chromolithographic process made possible. Among these were many by Jones himself, including his best-selling "Grammar of Ornament". ….. " From the introduction to an exhibition at the Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield. Written by John Kirby, Site Librarian, Psalter Lane, Sheffield City Polytechnic.
description
Volume II. Detail: Plate XXVII (27) - Small panel in jamb of a window, Hall of the Two Sisters. Illustration # 39 / 3/4 size / Published by Owen Jones , London 1844 "Early in the 14th century the Moorish king Yusuf I completed the interior decoration of his huge palace-fortress in Spain, the Alhambra. It was to be one of the great examples of Islamic design and ornament; even in decay, after the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, it was visited by thousands. In 1834, one of those visitors was a young architect, Owen Jones. He was fascinated by the geometric and flamboyantly-coloured Islamic art and made many drawings of the architectural details of the palace. On his return to England he was determined to publish the results of his studies, but encountered a major problem. At that time the only satisfactory way to produce a book with coloured illustrations was to tint each picture by hand. Not only was this expensive but the results were often far from consistent and the colours were frequently pale. To achieve the crisp edges and vibrant blues, reds and gold of the Alhambra designs was almost impossible. Nevertheless, undaunted, Jones poured all his money into the project. In collaboration with a firm of lithographers, Day & Haghe, he set up a company to develop a new colour-printing method called Chromolithography. Such was the innovative nature of this printing technique that Jones's designs from the Alhambra were the first books in Britain that could capture, through a mechanical process, the vivid colours of the originals. The Alhambra volumes did not appeal particularly to a large audience but they did demonstrate the possibilities of this new means of producing highly-coloured illustrations for a mass market. Over the next fifty years there was a spate of popular books printed in the bright, bold colours that the Chromolithographic process made possible. Among these were many by Jones himself, including his best-selling "Grammar of Ornament". ….. " From the introduction to an exhibition at the Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield. Written by John Kirby, Site Librarian, Psalter Lane, Sheffield City Polytechnic.
Description
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Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
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Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
Details and ornaments from the Alhambra. For details in Library Catalogue see also < http://catalogue.sh… >
related_information
Details and ornaments from the Alhambra. For details in Library Catalogue see also < http://catalogue.shu.ac.uk/record=b1018306~S11a >
Related Information
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Photographed by:
copy stand
photographed_by
copy stand
Photographed by
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Creator:
JONES, Owen
creator
JONES, Owen
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1809
creator_dates_born
1809
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1874
creator_dates_died
1874
Creator Dates - Died
false
Creator Role:
Architect and designer.
creator_role
Architect and designer.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
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Male.
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false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
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Subject Heading:
Decoration and ornament -- Spain
subject_heading
Decoration and ornament -- Spain
Subject Heading
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Subject Heading:
Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
subject_heading
Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Islamic architecture -- Spain -- Granada
subject_heading
Islamic architecture -- Spain -- Granada
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Buildings -- Design and construction
subject_heading
Buildings -- Design and construction
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
subject_heading
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Subject Heading
false