A32=Alberto García Porras
A32=Chris Casswell
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A32=Dr Chloë N. Duckworth
A32=Dr Miguel Busto Zapico
A32=Moisés Alonso Valladares
A32=Professor María Elena Díez Jorge
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- ISBN 9781783276813
- Weight: 622g
- Dimensions: 170 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 25 Feb 2022
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The Alhambra is one of the most famous archaeological sites worldwide, yet knowledge of it remains very partial, focussing on the medieval palaces. This book addresses that imbalance, examining the adjacent urban and industrial zone.
The Alhambra is one of the most famous archaeological sites worldwide, yet knowledge of the complex remains very partial, focussing on its medieval Nasrid palaces. Other aspects of the site are virtually unknown, not only to the general public but to archaeologists and historians as well. The Royal Workshops of the Almambra addresses this imbalance, examining the urban and industrial zone adjacent to the palaces. Once the most densely populated and extensive area of the complex, this zone, the Secano, contained houses, tanneries, and workshops including a considerable number of pyrotechnological facilities for the production of metal, glass and ceramic items. Presenting the results of the Royal Workshops of the Alhambra (UNESCO World Heritage Site) project, the book gives a much-needed insight into the industrial sector of the Alhambra. Crucially, the project focusses on the early modern era, when the manufacture of ceramic, glass and metal actually reached their peak. The opening chapters set the archaeological work and the Secano in context and discuss the methodology for archaeological investigation of pyrotechnological activity; while further chapters present the results of the research. Drawing on both traditional and ground-breaking survey and excavation techniques, the book provides an invaluable wide-lens picture of the palatial city.
ALBERTO GARCÍA PORRAS is Senior Lecturer at the Medieval History Department, University of Granada. CHLOË N. DUCKWORTH is Lecturer at School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University. DAVID J. GOVANTES-EDWARDS is Research Associate at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University and Research Associate at Córdoba University. CHLOË N. DUCKWORTH is Lecturer at School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University. ALBERTO GARCÍA PORRAS is Senior Lecturer at the Medieval History Department, University of Granada. DAVID J. GOVANTES-EDWARDS is Research Associate at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University and Research Associate at Córdoba University.
