Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 44393-h.htm or 44393-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44393/44393-h/44393-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44393/44393-h.zip) Project Gutenberg has the other two volumes of this work. Volume I: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44391 Volume II: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44392 Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). The ligature oe is represented by [oe]. The dagger sign has been marked as [dagger]. A carat character is used to denote superscription. A single character following the carat is superscripted (XIV^e). [=a] represents a letter (in this instance a lower case "a") with a macron above it. [Illustration: "THE GRAPE-GATHERERS" (_Tapestry from Cartoon by Goya. El Escorial_)] 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 III Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co. Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis 1908 American Edition Published October 10, 1908 CONTENTS OF VOLUME THREE TEXTILE FABRICS PAGES INTRODUCTION 1-38 SPANISH SILK 38-105 CLOTHS AND WOOLLENS 105-125 EMBROIDERY 125-137 TAPESTRY 137-159 LACE 159-175 * * * * * APPENDICES 177-258 BIBLIOGRAPHY 259-268 INDEX 271-282 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _VOLUME THREE_ TEXTILE FABRICS PLATE PAGE "The Grape-Gatherers"; Tapestry from Cartoon by Goya; El Escorial _Frontispiece_ I. The "Banner of Las Navas"; Monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos 22 II. Fragment of the Burial Mantle of Ferdinand the Third; Royal Armoury, Madrid 26