ith colouredinterspaces. Specimens of this ribbon-worktiling exist to-day in the Patio de Las Doncellasof the Alcazar (Plate Hi.). Towards the sixteenthcentury the Sevillano potters discovered a simplerway of making effective and artistic azulejos, whichthey called the cuerda seca process. This… … ■..•-vT-Vc/.. ■>•■. /I ■ :?r^>:i »:»r4i»^:^:4»-:*;*:«».»: — «•». —-^ MOSAIC OF THE PATIO DE LAS DONCELLAS(A Icdzar of Seville) POTTERY a mixture of manganese and grease, which turns,in baking, very nearly black. The body of thepattern was then filled in with the various colours,which the…
Decorative arts -- Spain History
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