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Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain

This collection contains over four thousand color slides and black and white photographs of medieval Spain taken by the late Eugene Casselman (1912-1996) during his thirty years of travel throughout the Iberian peninsula. The images span over one thousand years of architectural history, from the seventh to the seventeenth century. The majority of the slides focus on the Mudejar style, an ornate court style largely inspired by Spanish Islamic architecture that was shared among Islamic, Jewish, and Christian cultures during the later Middle Ages in Spain. He even began writing a book-length manuscript on Mudejar architecture, which he never completed.

One of the collection's greatest strengths is its breadth, which enables the viewer to see the deep-rooted influence of Islamic art and architecture in Spain. Mosques were consecrated as churches, minarets became bell towers, and Muslim palaces became the residences of the Christian kings, all contributing to the affinity for Islamic tastes and techniques. Muslim masters worked for and with Christians and Jews to create these architectural masterpieces in brick, timber, and stucco. The late Middle Ages in Spain is characterized by the co-existence of these three cultures, known as the Convivencia.

Eugene Casselman was born in Japan to missionary parents and studied voice and music history at Tiffin University (Ohio) and Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ) and received his master's degree from the American Conservatory of Music (Chicago, Illinois). He taught voice and music history at Gustavus Adolphus College (Red Wing, MN), Colorado Technical College (Colorado Springs, CO), Downer College (Milwaukee, WI), and Lawrence University (Appleton, WI). His other passion was the architecture of medieval Spain and photography. He exhibited some of the photographs from this collection in 1983 at the then Elvehjem Museum of Art. The slides and photographs were donated to the Department of Art History by Eugene Casselman's widow, Frances, and his children.

Special thanks are owed to Richard Busby for his efforts at organizing, describing and scanning the 4,000 images that form this unique collection. Richard Busby, who completed his Masters in Art History at UW-Madison in the summer of 2007, is currently a PhD student at Emory University in Atlanta studying late-medieval Italian art. He is particularly interested in funerary chapels and the themes of resurrection and memory, investigating the ways in which patrons sought to commemorate themselves and their families through artistic commissions.

Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain

This collection contains over four thousand color slides and black and white photographs of medieval Spain taken by the late Eugene Casselman (1912-1996) during his thirty years of travel throughout the Iberian peninsula. The images span over one thousand years of architectural history, from the seventh to the seventeenth century. The majority of…
Image Source: Alcázar, Salón de Embajadores (Hall of the Ambassadors), Detail of Wood Ceiling

Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain Sample items in the collection

  • Sant Serni de Tavèrnoles
  • Santa María de Verdú
  • Cathédrale Saint-Eulalie d'Elne
  • San Millán de Suso
  • Santa María de Eunate
  • Casa de Pilatos
  • San Francisco de Baeza
  • Alhambra
  • Sainte-Marie-de-Serrabone
  • Sant Pere de Rodes
  • Sainte-Marie de Brouilla
  • L'Abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
  • San Román de Toledo
  • San Félix de Torralba de Ribota
  • Catedral de la Encarnación de Granada

In addition to the pre-selected searches listed above, you can search the collection by keyword or individual fields.

Place/Time: This field includes location, listed as Autonomous Community--Province--City, and style, divided into Visigothic, Asturian, Islamic, Mozarabic, Romanesque, Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance, and Baroque.

Date: The date includes a beginning and end date when possible. If only one date is given, then it is typically the consecration date. Many of the buildings have little or no documentation, in which case approximate ranges have been provided (e.g. ca. 1100/1125 means first quarter of the twelfth century).

Subject: This field lists the type of building, other descriptive features, and the city. Types include Cathedrals, Churches, Monasteries, Convents, Hermitages, Oratories, Towers, Bridges, Palaces, Castles, Mosques, Synagogues, and Universities. Other subjects to consider when searching include religious orders (e.g. Benedictines, Hieronymites, or Knights Hospitaller); decorative techniques (e.g. Muqarnas or Artesonado); specific part of the site (e.g. Dome, Crypt, or Cloister); and description (e.g. Painting, Sculpture, or Stained Glass).

Title: This is the only field where English is not used and translations are not provided. For instance, the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin in Cordoba is listed as the Catedral de la Asunción de Córdoba. For buildings in Catalonia, the Catalan name and the Spanish name are given.

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  • This compilation (including design, introductory text, organization, and descriptive material) is copyrighted by University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

    This copyright is independent of any copyright on specific items within the collection. Because the University of Wisconsin Libraries generally do not own the rights to materials in these collections, please consult copyright or ownership information provided with individual items.

    Images, text, or other content downloaded from the collection may be freely used for non-profit educational and research purposes, or any other use falling within the purview of "Fair Use".

    In all other cases, please consult the terms provided with the item, or contact the Libraries.

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