A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . MooKisH Archiiectuke; Doorway, ,Spain. posed of a constantly repeated unit of diaper,which, for the Mohammedans, replaced thespirited and naturalistic carving of ChristianEurope, lent itself to the semi-mechanical repro-duction, yard after yard, with but little cliange ;and the result was speedily seen in a monotony951. Moorish ARfHiTKCTURE:Scroll Pattern from THE ALHAMBRA. MORIN and dulness of effect which was relieved onlyby that natural inequality of the material which,in all ancient keramic wo
A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . MooKisH Archiiectuke; Doorway, ,Spain. posed of a constantly repeated unit of diaper,which, for the Mohammedans, replaced thespirited and naturalistic carving of ChristianEurope, lent itself to the semi-mechanical repro-duction, yard after yard, with but little cliange ;and the result was speedily seen in a monotony951. Moorish ARfHiTKCTURE:Scroll Pattern from THE ALHAMBRA. MORIN and dulness of effect which was relieved onlyby that natural inequality of the material which,in all ancient keramic work, is so fortunate forthe decorative artist. In this way it has hap-pened that Moslem decoration, by means ofglazed , is gener;dly valuable and attract-ive; while that instamped, moulded,and painted plasteris of but little in-terest. These pecu-liarities are verynoticeable in theMoorish architec-ture of Spain. — R. S. as Base Board. MORARD : ab-bot and architect;d. 1014. Morard was elect-ed abbot of themonastery of S. Ger-main des Pres,Paris, in 990. He rebuilt the church of hisabbey, which had been repeatedly sacked by theNormans. Of his work only the interior porchand the base of the tower remain. Tlie rest ofthe church belongs to the second half of theeleventh and first half of the twelfth was April 21, 1163. Berty, Topoffraphie, Region du Bourg Saint-Germain
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