Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London : T.N. Foulis · leaf 174
ated by some authorities tohave been the dose/ or bed canopy of Ferdinandand Isabella, and to have been purchased,in the year 1517, for 900,000 maravedis byAlonso Fernandez de Tendilla, steward of thosesovereigns. Riafio gives the following account ofthe same object:— As a fine specimen of… … TEXTILE FABRICS sent in 1488 to Spain to arrange the marriage ofPrince Henry with the Infanta Dona Catalina.The ambassadors describe it in the followingmanner: After the tilting was over, the kingsreturned to the palace, and took the ambassadorswith them, and entered a large room ; and therethey…
Decorative arts
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