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GOYA TOLEDO MADRID SEVILLE MURILLO CORDOVA EL GRECO VELAZQUEZ CERVANTES THE PRADO THE ESCORIAL ROYAL PALACES OF SPAIN SPANISH ARMS AND ARMOUR GRANADA AND THE ALHAMBRA LEON, BURGOS, AND SALAMANCA VALLADOLID, OVIEDO, SEGOVIA, ZAMORA, AVILA, AND ZARAGOZA
Many detached pieces in this grand collection are as full of interest as the complete harnesses. The sword, G. 21, once thought to be the “Colada” of the Cid, has lost little of...
5. Part 5The chief recreations of Madrid society are the bull-fight, the theatre, dancing, driving, and card-playing. The national pastime of bull-fighting demands a chapter to itself, a...
4. Part 4Upon the death of Henry IV., a faction supporting his daughter, Juana (who is said to have been born here), seized the Alcázar, and held it for several weeks against the Duque d...
6. Part 6The first large public library in Madrid was the San Isidro, founded by the Jesuits, and containing about 60,000 volumes. The National Library was built in 1712, but the books w...
9. Part 9This vast, empty palace contains little of interest except the two rooms inhabited by Philip. Within them all is austerity and simplicity--as befitted a king who was a monk at h...
10. Part 10In the early days the torero sometimes encountered the bull with a spear, on foot, as may be seen in old bull-fighting prints. The use of horses in the ring came later. Dogs wer...
3. Part 3“From Madrid to heaven, and in heaven a spy-hole to look at Madrid” is the vaunt of the inhabitants of the Spanish capital. This pride has its justification, for Madrid is a fin...
7. Part 7Koloman Colman, surnamed “Helmschmied,” was the greatest of the famous Augsburg family. Of the many superb suits he made for Charles, no fewer than seven are in the Royal Armour...
1. Part 1GOYA TOLEDO MADRID SEVILLE MURILLO CORDOVA EL GRECO VELAZQUEZ CERVANTES THE PRADO THE ESCORIAL ROYAL PALACES OF SPAIN SPANISH ARMS AND ARMOUR GRANADA AND THE ALHAMBRA LEON, BURG...
2. Part 2M 6. Shield and sword of Francis I. of France, taken at the battle of Pavia. Design: The Gallic Cock attacking a warrior and putting him to flight. Royal Armoury 274
13. Part 13“ ...Calculated to give English readers a most comprehensive survey of this fascinating land, and to convey a clear idea of its historic greatness. The get-up of the books is in...
11. Part 11Perhaps the greatest of all bull-fighters was Frascuelo. The Spaniards declare that no _torero_ has taken his place. Guerra, his rival, was a fine fighter, but he has retired, a...
12. Part 12“Mr. A. CALVERT’S Spanish Series will be heartily welcomed by all students of Spanish art, for it is not too much to say that never before has an attempt been made to present to...