Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 44392-h.htm or 44392-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44392/44392-h/44392-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44392/44392-h.zip) Project Gutenberg has the other two volumes of this work. Volume I: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44391 Volume III: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44393 Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). The ligature oe is represented by [oe]. The signs cross and dagger have been marked as [cross] and [dagger]. A carat character is used to denote superscription. A single character following the carat is superscripted (Comp^a). Multiple superscripted characters are enclosed by curly brackets (example: DELINEAV^{it}). [=a] represents a letter (in this instance a lower case "a") with a macron above it. [Illustration: _Frontispiece_ SAINT FRANCIS] The World of Art Series THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF OLDER SPAIN by LEONARD WILLIAMS Corresponding Member of the Royal Spanish Academy, of the Royal Spanish Academy of History, and of the Royal Spanish Academy of Fine Arts; Author of "The Land of the Dons"; "Toledo and Madrid"; "Granada," etc. In Three Volumes, Illustrated VOLUME II Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co. Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis 1908 American Edition Published October 10, 1908 CONTENTS OF VOLUME TWO PAGES FURNITURE 1-86 IVORIES 89-108 POTTERY 111-220 GLASS 223-263 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _VOLUME TWO_ FURNITURE PLATE PAGE St Francis of Assisi; Toledo Cathedral _Frontispiece_ I. Mediæval Chair 10 II. Gothic Chair 12 III. Spanish _Arcón_ or Baggage-Chest 16 IV. _Arca_ of Cardinal Cisneros 18 V. Armchair; Museum of Salamanca 20 VI. Chair and Table; Salamanca Cathedral 22 VII. Chairs upholstered with _Guadameciles_ 24 VIII. The Sala de la Barca; Alhambra, Granada 26 IX. Door of the Hall of the Abencerrajes; Alhambra, Granada 28 X. Moorish Door; Detail of Carving; Hall of the Two Sisters, Alhambra, Granada 30