borately inlaid ebony and larchis in two niches near the entrance to the Sala deEmbaj adores. SACRED STATUARY, SILLER/AS OR CHOIR-STALLS,AND RETABLOS The genius of the wood-carvers of older Spainis manifested chiefly in three groups of objects—sacred statuary, choir-stalls, and retablos. Amongthis… … DETAIL OF CHOIR-STALLS{Leon Cathedral) FURNITURE ployed alone, or as an accessory to a larger articleof sacred furniture, such as a pulpit, or a silleria,or an altar-screen. So powerful, in fact, has beenthe vogue of this material here/ that even to-daythe Spanish people, making, in Symonds…
Decorative arts -- Spain History
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