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May 21–August 21, 2011


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Moonlit night outside of the palace. Image courtesy of the Hispanic Society of America


Historical Views: Tourists at the Alhambra, presented as part of The New York Botanical Garden’s multifaceted exhibition Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra, explored the fascination that this legendary Islamic palace in Granada, Spain, has held for international travelers, artists, writers, and photographers through the centuries.

The selection of manuscripts, prints, drawings, photographs, and objects—many exhibited for the first time—was drawn primarily from the holdings of The Hispanic Society of America, one of the country’s preeminent repositories of materials relating to Spanish history and culture. Additional loans were made by Historic Hudson Valley and the New York Public Library.

Hispanic Society of America

  • Hispanic Society of America
    "The mission of The Hispanic Society of America is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, stimulate appreciation for, and advance knowledge of, works directly related to the arts, literature, and history of the countries wherein Spanish and Portuguese are or have been predominant spoken languages, all in the service of the public and in accordance with the highest professional standards."

Historical Views is organized by Patrick Lenaghan, Curator of the Department of Prints and Photographs at the Hispanic Society of America.

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Recommended Reading - Spanish paradise

Titles not found in the Mertz Library's catalog are linked to WorldCat.

  • Book CoverSpanish paradise : gardens of the Alhambra : May 21-August 21, 2011 by New York Botanical Garden
    Call Number: SB457.8 .N79 2011
    Publication Date: 2011
  • Book CoverThe Islamic Garden by Elizabeth MacDougall and Richard Ettinghausen, 89-105
    Publication Date: Washington: Dumabarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, 1976
    "The Islamic Garden In Spain"
  • Book CoverThe Alhambra (1978) by Oleg Grabar
    ISBN: 0674015568
    Publication Date: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press, 1978
  • Book CoverGardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain by D. Fairchild Ruggles
    Publication Date: University Park,: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000
  • Book CoverLorca: A Dream of Life by Leslie Stainton
    Publication Date: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999
  • Book CoverAl-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain by Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff (Contribution by); Jerrilynn D. Dodds (Editor); Patronato de la Alhambra (Contribution by)
    ISBN: 0870996363
    Publication Date: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1992
  • Book CoverFederico Garcia Lorca - Collected Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca; Christopher Maurer (Editor, Introduction by, Notes by)
    ISBN: 0374526915
    Publication Date: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002
  • Book CoverThe Alhambra in focus : a complete new guide to the Alhambra and Generalife / [original text, Aurelio Cid Acedo] ; translated by Jon Trout. by Aurelio Cid Acedo
    Call Number: NA387 .C53 2000
    ISBN: 9788487282362
    Publication Date: Granada: Edilux, 2000
  • Book CoverThe Alhambra (1982) by Washington Irving; Felix O. Darley (Illustrator); Andrew B. Myers (Introduction by)
    Call Number: PS2056 .A1 1982
    ISBN: 0912882484
    Publication Date: New York: G.P. Putnam, 1851. A facismile edition, Tarrytown, N.Y., Sleepy Hollow Press, 1982.
  • Book CoverWashington Irving and the Alhambra: 150 Anniversary, 1859-2009: Temporary Exhibition, Granada, Chapel and Crypt of the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra and Generalife Historical Monument, October 2009-February 2010. by Villafranca Jimenez, Maria del Mar, Carmen Yusty Perez, Sara Navarro Valero, and Javier Villoria Prieto
    Call Number: PS2085 .W26 2009
    Publication Date: S.I.: TF, 2009
  • Book CoverThe Gardens of Persia by Penelope Hobhouse; Erica Hunningher (Editor); Jerry Harpur (Photographer)
    Call Number: SB458.5 .H63 2004
    ISBN: 0967007666
    Publication Date: London: Kales Press, 2004
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