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The arts and crafts of older Spain

Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · 1907 · London : T.N. Foulis · 65 pictures

Leonard Williams's three-volume survey of Spanish decorative arts, published in London by T.N. Foulis in 1907 for collectors and students of Hispano-Moresque metalwork, ceramics, textiles and furniture. Halftone photographs isolate single objects against black grounds — pierced key shanks, arcaded silver reliefs, sword hilts with scrolled quillons — giving clean silhouettes, Kufic-style ornament and repeating arch patterns for cutouts or pattern work.

Decorative arts

Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0