Project Gutenberg 2013-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 949 Williams, Leonard 1871 The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 1 (of 3) E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Jens Nordmann, Joseph Cooper, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 1" by Leonard Williams is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of Spain's rich artistic and crafting traditions from ancient to medieval times. The work focuses specifically on gold, silver, jewel work, iron, bronze, and arms, laying the groundwork for an in-depth understanding of Spain's cultural heritage. At the start of the book, the author introduces the legacy of wealth and craftsmanship associated with Spain, particularly in relation to its historical mines of precious metals and the craftsmanship that evolved around these resources. The opening discusses various aspects of Spanish treasure and craftsmanship through engaging anecdotes and references to ancient legends, highlighting the importance of gold and silver throughout Spanish history. This context sets the stage for an exploration of specific crafts that are covered in greater detail throughout the volume, illuminating the artistry that characterizes Spanish works from various historical periods. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44391/44391-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Decorative arts -- Spain -- History NK Text Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Art 490189 2025-07-18T04:18:49.832131 text/html 477232 2024-10-23T20:16:56 text/html 3209254 2025-07-18T04:18:58.030069 application/epub+zip 3214182 2025-07-18T04:18:51.604142 application/epub+zip 246746 2025-07-18T04:18:50.633137 application/epub+zip 3352517 2025-07-18T04:19:02.383022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3303723 2025-07-18T04:18:57.048068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332266 2022-09-20T08:47:06.827684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400280 2025-07-18T04:18:48.629076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 380311 2024-10-23T20:16:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17377 2025-07-18T04:19:02.520056 application/rdf+xml 17507 2025-07-18T04:18:50.906112 image/jpeg 2188 2025-07-18T04:18:50.842094 image/jpeg 3054555 2025-07-18T04:18:50.032099 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia