Admiration and Awe
Morisco Buildings and Identity Negotiations in Early Modern Spanish Historiography
Antonio Urquizar-Herrera
Reviews and Awards
"informatively very rich and from a research point of view an innovative book ... the first systematic analysis of the cultural and religious appropriation of Islamic urbanism and architecture in the Iberian Peninsula during the Early Modern Period by Spanish historians." -- Ieva Kalnaca, Sehepunkte
"Urquízar-Herrera's well-researched book strikes deep into vital questions about the art history of Early Modern Spain ... Urquízar-Herrera wrote a book that advances the study of dissemination and reception of historiographical narratives. He brings in support of his claims both visual and written arguments that provide an extensive approach to the relationship between the manipulation of images and ideological appropriation." -- Livia Stoenescu, Neo-Latin News
"Admiration and Awe is deeply researched, penetrating and thought-provoking. ... [the reader] will also appreciate the excellent selection of images and the wealth of primary and secondary sources that Urquizar-Herrera has minded and assembled in an invaluable forty-six-page bibliography. This will be an indispensable volume for students of early modern historiography." -- Katherine Van Liere , Bulletin of the Comediantes
"[T]he identification and analysis of historical writings from the 16th and 17th centuries, the careful citation of sources, and the extensive bibliography serve well the serious student of Spain's history....Recommended."--CHOICE