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‘The term Mudéjar … is used to refer to all the things made in a Muslim style but under Christian rule.* Numerous examples of Mudéjar art exist in ceramics and textiles, as well as in architectural monuments such as the synagogues of Toledo and the Alcazba in Seville, where even the name of the ruling Christian prince, Don Pedro, was written in Arabic letters. The Mudéjar spirit, in fact, permeated most of Spanish architectural ornament and decorative arts for centuries, and its influence can even be found in Spanish America.’

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*‘Mudéjar art must be distinguished from Mozarabic art: the art of Christians under Muslim rule.’***

** – ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 22:] 91-92

*** – ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 22:] 92

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