[Islamic architecture - Spain]. - Lot 97

[Islamic architecture - Spain]. ALHAMBRA. SOUVENIR Dec. 1881. Oblong in-4 album (25 x 33 cm) of 20 black albumen prints, laminated on strong paper mounted on tabs, handwritten title in French calligraphed in black ink at the bottom of each print (19 x 24.5 cm). Contemporary ivory vellum, smooth ornate spine, "Olivieri Leg." at the tail of the spine, large mosaic frame in red morocco richly decorated with gilt lace on the boards with gilt and red fillets, gilt irons in the spandrels, gilt title in the center of the upper board, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges, printed silk endpapers with sinister motif (a few small side foxing, very discreet small rubbing defects). Very fine album of photos probably taken during a trip, a family of 5 photographed in the Cour des lions "Dec. 15 1881" (man in suit and top hat, 2 women and 2 children) at the head of the album. Large prints documenting a visit to the Courtyard of the Lions or Patio de Los Leones of the Alhambra Palace in Granada on December 15, 1881, including Lindaraja's boudoir, Cours de Myrtes, Salle de la Justice, Salle des Diwans, Salle des Ambassadeurs... The photos also show Granada's Generalife garden, the Fonda de los Siete Suelos, and the "Tomb of the Catholic kings Ferdinand and Isabella in the Royal Chapel of Granada Cathedral". Granada Street.