Sala de la Barca en el Palacio de Comares. Los dos poemas de sus alhacenas

Abstract

Studies the two poems of six verses each, that framed the two cupboards of the Bayt al-Sultan, or Sala de la Barca, in the Palace of Comares of the Alhambra. The text was inscribed in epigraphic borders that surrounded the rectangular cupboards in a √4 proportion. Books and documents were kept in them according to the poetic text which describes this room as a “pavilion of glory” where the sultan himself resided inside his Palace.