Название: Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada
Автор: Elizabeth Drayson
Издательство: Apollo
ISBN: 178854742X
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 480
Размер: 54,4 МБ
Язык: Английский
'The true paradises are the paradises we have lost,' wrote Marcel Proust. This beautifully illustrated account of the historical city of Granada strikes at the heart of this message.
The Andalusian city of Granada has long cast its spell on visitors. In the ninth centruy, the Muslim sage Abd al-Malik described it as a place of enchantment, while a later poet, Ibn Zamrak, sang of it as a city that wears a crown upon its forehead, bejewelled with diamond stars. From the early Middle Ages to the present, foreign travellers have been bewitched by Granada's peerless beauty.