San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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DELSUDOESTE Anensrunrs-pecuiiar t0 Catalnnia building finally reached com- pletion. At this time were added the wings now hous- ing the administrative de- partment and the little thea- tre. Then, t00,it was thought necessary to construct the bell tower over the entrance gate- way. The main portion of the Library building is assumed to have been erected at about the same time as the central por- tion of the Academic building. While generally Lombardie in form, this building in its details shows a somewhat greater Moorish influence than any other part Of the group. The tower in particular is almosr entirely of Moorish conception. A decorative feature of the front gable is another example of e. the Ajimez window. Within the building are many examples of the mingling of the two styles. The ceiling of the charging room is Lombardic in character and also the wall grilles, while the coun tet end of the room with its triple arches is of Mudejat type. The counter front itself is of tile showing a. pattern of Persian origin. Entering the main reading room through a Mudeiar doorway one liu'mmsfnur Gtmm' REMNANT observes that the roof trusses have the broad Window 0f APPOim' men: Sectmn

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DELSUDOESTE version of the Lombardic Cor Romanesquel The second story arcade is Lombardic. The twin tower entrance mOtive shows the union of local fortification ideas with Lombardic theory. The great arch stones are peculiar to Catalonia. In the vaulted ceiling of the central entrance we see a Moorish theory of vaulting under the influence of Catalan direction. Perhaps it w0uld be well to call this c0mp05ite style by its architectural name Mudejar, a fusion of Christian and Moorish ideas. The band of glazed tile carried around the entrance lobby is of Moorish design, called the pine tree pattern. The North entrance doorway is of Mudejar. On the interior, it will be nuted, the building has been very much altered. All that remains of the old work consisrs of a number of Lombardic grilles and Mudejar arches. Of the Gothic period which followed that in which the buildings were begun, only one detail remains-that 0f the twin window in the 03:10: of the Appointment Secretary. This type of twin wim . :1 -. dow having a slen- der central column of stone and point- ed or horse shoe arches is a survival of the Moorish motive known as Ajirnez. During the early Renais- sance period the LOMBARDIC. SctOnd-smryarcade T u. any- three

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DELSUDOESTE soths typical of manyr Mudejar roof beams; also that the stenciled decoration is decidedly Moorish. However, the arches leading to the reference room as well as those of the balcony are of Lombardic style. The decoration of the reference room is distinctly Moorish with the Characteristic wall board of The Towcris . almost entirely of Moorish conception pine tree pattern. It has been assumed that the cast wing of the building was added during the early Renaissance period which accounts for the style of the exterior arcade. The western portion of the Science building also was built during this time, but the main portion is of recent origin. The Training School building and the Shop building are Renaissance in style and need nor be described fur- ther. Just why this particular type of Spanish architec- ture was chosen for EARLY RenaissamczeAccoums for style of exterior arcade the principal build- ? nt'vnry-rii'r