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The arts and crafts of older Spain (1907)

Williams, Leonard, 1871- · London [etc.] T.N. Foulis · leaf 40

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ightest trace of hand-embroidery.It has two borders containing these inscriptions inCufic letters : In the name of God, the clement,the merciful. (May) the blessing of God andhappiness (be) for the Caliph I man AbdallahHixem, the favoured of God and prince of be-lievers, This monarch, second of the… … THE BANNER OF LAS NAVAS {Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas,Burgos) TEXTILE FABRICS As Riafio suggests, it was very probably a wartrophy. Another most interesting example of Saracenictextile work is the so-called banner of Las Navas (Plate i.), which popular tradition affirms tohave…

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