The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 3 (of 3)Williams, Leonard
History
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 3 (of 3)
Williams, Leonard
Decorative arts -- Spain -- History
Castillo, Gregorio |Late 16th century |Cataluña (?).
| |Scissors-maker.
| |
Cerda, Miguel de la |Late 16th century |Madrid and Segovia. He made
| |scissors and other
| |cutlery.
| |
Criado, Juan |Early 17th century |Madrid (?). Maker of pieces
| |for crossbows.
| |
Diaz, Pedro |Early 18th century |Albacete. Scissors-maker.
| |
Escobar, Cristóbal |Late 16th century |Madrid (?). Maker of pieces
|and early 17th |for crossbows.
| |
Escobar, Juan |17th century |Madrid (?). Son of the
| |preceding, and also a maker
| |of pieces for crossbows.
| |
Fernandez Manso |Late 18th century |Guadalajara. A Portuguese,
de Payba, José | |naturalized in Spain. He
| |was a scissors-maker of
| |considerable fame.
| |
Fuente, Pedro de la |Late 15th century |Madrid (?). Maker of
|or early 16th |crossbows and their pieces.
| |
García, Domingo |Late 17th century |Madrid. Arquebus-maker and
| |cutler.
| |
García de la Torre, |Early 18th century |Guadalix and Alcorcón.
Teodoro | |Cutler. In company with
| |Manuel Beson, he invented a
| |method of converting iron
| |into steel.
| |
Garijo |18th century |Albacete. Scissors-maker.
| |
Garro, Martín |Early 15th century |Pamplona. Cutler and
| |swordsmith. A letter dated
| |October 31st, 1406, records
| |that he was paid five
| |_escudos_ for making a
| |sword, and one _escudo_ for
| |a dagger.
| |
Gomez, Mateo |Late 17th century |Albacete. Scissors-maker.
| |
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