_SPANISH MARBLES._—162. Few countries are more productive of marble than Spain; and in few countries are the public monuments and buildings more profusely decorated with marble. The vault of the theatre of Toledo is supported by 350 marble columns; and an ancient mosque at Cordova is ornamented with 1200 columns, most of which are of Spanish marble. The palace and church of the Escurial, and many of the churches in Madrid, are decorated with marbles of the most beautiful description. 163. WHITE SPANISH MARBLE.—Near Cordova; at Filabres, three leagues from Almeria, in Grenada; and in some other parts of Spain, white marble is obtained, which is susceptible of a good polish, and is well adapted to the general purposes of sculpture. 164. SEVILLE MARBLE _is a beautiful red variety, with shining red and white spots and veins_. In the vicinity of TORTOSA is found a kind of marble which has a _violet ground, spotted with bright yellow_; and near GRENADA a marble of _green colour_, which somewhat resembles the celebrated verde antique (149). 165. SPANISH BRECCIA.—There are several beautiful varieties of breccia in Spain. At Riela, in Arragon, there is one, composed of angular portions or fragments of black marble, embedded in a reddish yellow base. The breccia marble of Old Castile is of bright red colour, dotted with yellow and black, and encloses fragments of pale yellow, brick─red, deep brown, and blackish grey colour. _GERMAN MARBLES._—166. Germany abounds in marbles, and affords many kinds which are remarkable both for beauty and singularity. Of these the kind best known is 167. LUMACHELLI MARBLE.—_This exhibits beautiful iridescent colours, which are sometimes prismatic internally, but more commonly of various shades of red or orange_; whence it has also obtained the name of _fire marble_. Few kinds of marble are more generally admired than this. It has a dark ground, and is marked throughout with the appearance of small whitish shells, which, in certain parts, refract the most beautiful and brilliant colours. This marble is cut into the tops and bottoms of snuff─boxes, and several other ornamental articles. It is found in veins at Bleyberg, in Carinthia.