Name of Object:

The Chapel of the Mihrab at the Oratory of the Cathedral of Cordoba Reproduced by Mr Giuseppe Botana with Pieces of Mother-of-pearl and Shells [Paris Exhibition 1878]

Name in original language:

Cappella del Mirhab od Oratorio della Cattedrale di Cordova riprodotta con pezzi di madreperla e conchiglia dal signor Giuseppe Botana

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

National Central Library

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Holding Institution (original language):

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale

Date of Object:

1878

Description:

Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1878. The Chapel of the Mihrab is a faithful reconstruction of the Mihrab in the beautiful mosque built in Cordoba by the Amir Abd al Rahman I above the previous Christian church. The decoration was created by Giuseppe Botana, who specialised in mother-of-pearl works, and by Zuloaga's, a mosaics' maker.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

L'Esposizione di Parigi del 1878 illustrata, Sonzogno Editore, 1878, p. 448.

Additional Copyright Information:

Copyright image: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Roma.

Citation of this web page:

Marina Minozzi "The Chapel of the Mihrab at the Oratory of the Cathedral of Cordoba Reproduced by Mr Giuseppe Botana with Pieces of Mother-of-pearl and Shells [Paris Exhibition 1878]" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;212;en

Prepared by: Marina Minozzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT2 070