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Title: The industrial arts in Spain
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Riaño, Juan F. (Juan Facundo), 1829-1901
Subjects: Decorative arts Pottery
Publisher: London : Chapman and Hall
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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m of Valencia until that of Granada,carpets have been constantly made; for even in the present daythis industry is alive in a number of towns, where not only theold technical proceedings are continued, but also much of theprimitive character of the designs and colours. In confirmationof this, I find frequent mention in books and MSS. of the i6thcentury of carpets of Letur, made in the kingdom of Murcia,Alcaraz, and Baeza. The first time I find this industry mentioned by Christianauthors is in Francisque Michels work on • Etoffes de Soie,vol. i., p. 292 ; he says : A une epoque quil nous serait difficilede preciser un poete Latin vantait les teintures precieuses a sujets,et les tapis dEspagne. Tunc preciosa suis surgunt aulaea figuris. Ac in se raptis ora tenent animis. Tunc operosa suis Hispana tapetia villis. Hinc rubras, virides inde ferunt species. At the cathedral of Gerona an extremely interesting tapestry ofthe 12th century may be seen, which may have been made inthe locality.
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TAPESTRY AT THE CATHEDRAL OF GERONA, REPRESENTING THE CREATION, &C.-SPANISH, iith CENTURY. (To face p. 267. TAPESTRIES. 267 This tapestry is about 4^ yards wide by 4 yards high. Thecomposition represents the Genesis. In the centre is a geometri-cal figure formed by two concentric circles. In the lesser circleis a figure of Christ holding an open book, on which appear thewords, Sanctus Deus, and on each side Rex fojtis, surroundedby the inscription, Dixit quoque Deus, Fiat litx, Et facta est lux.In the larger circle are the words, In principio creavit Deus coelumet terrain, mare et omnia quce in eis sunt, et vidit Deus ciuicta quceegerat et eraiit valde bona. The space between the two circles is divided by radiating linesinto eight portions, in which are represented the Mystic Dove,the angels of light and darkness : the division of land from water,the creation of sun, moon, and stars, of birds, fishes, and beasts,and of Adam and Eve. In the angles outside the larger circleare the f

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