The Royal Workshops of the Alhambra: Industrial Activity in Early Modern Granada

doi:10.1017/9781800104679

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.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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List of Contributors
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Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv
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Foreword
pp xv-xx
- By Jesús Bermúdez López
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Introduction
pp 1-6
- By Alberto García Porras, Chloë N. Duckworth
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1 - The Secano: the city of the Alhambra
pp 7-16
- By María del Carmen Jiménez Roldán
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2 - A holistic and reflexive methodology for the archaeological investigation of pyrotechnological activity in the Alhambra
pp 17-26
- By David J. Govantes-Edwards, Alberto García Porras, Chloë N. Duckworth, Eleonora Montanari
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3 - The modern kilns
pp 27-48
- By Juan Manuel Ríos Jiménez, Miguel Busto Zapico
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4 - Geophysical and geochemical exploration of the industrial areas in the Alhambra
pp 49-72
- By Kate Welham, Derek Pitman, Hayden Scott-Pratt, Josie Hagan, Chris Casswell, Ashely Green, Chloë N. Duckworth, Eleonora Montanari
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5 - The excavation of the area of the Secano in the Alhambra: Trench 1
pp 73-84
- By Moisés Alonso-Valladares, Alberto García Porras
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6 - The excavation of the area of the Secano in the Alhambra: Trench 2
pp 85-96
- By Ben Moore, Eleonora Montanari
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7 - The pottery
pp 97-134
- By Laura Martín Ramos, María José Peregrina Sánchez, Saúl Guerrero Rivero
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8 - Glass in the excavation of the Secano, the Alhambra
pp 135-148
- By Almudena Velo Gala, Chloë N. Duckworth, David J. Govantes-Edwards
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9 - Furnaces at full blast: the demand for architectural ceramics for construction in the Alhambra (16th and 17th centuries)
pp 149-166
- By María Elena Díez Jorge
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Conclusions
pp 167-176
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Index
pp 177-182
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Industrial Activity in Early Modern Granada

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Illustrations
pp vii-x

List of Contributors
pp xi-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

Foreword
pp xv-xx

Introduction
pp 1-6

1 - The Secano: the city of the Alhambra
pp 7-16

2 - A holistic and reflexive methodology for the archaeological investigation of pyrotechnological activity in the Alhambra
pp 17-26

3 - The modern kilns
pp 27-48

4 - Geophysical and geochemical exploration of the industrial areas in the Alhambra
pp 49-72

5 - The excavation of the area of the Secano in the Alhambra: Trench 1
pp 73-84

6 - The excavation of the area of the Secano in the Alhambra: Trench 2
pp 85-96

7 - The pottery
pp 97-134

8 - Glass in the excavation of the Secano, the Alhambra
pp 135-148

9 - Furnaces at full blast: the demand for architectural ceramics for construction in the Alhambra (16th and 17th centuries)
pp 149-166

Conclusions
pp 167-176

Index
pp 177-182

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