. Le arti industriali in Spagna. lato, ciascuna quatrefoil è riempito con una stella avente aleaf ornamento. La stessa decorazione è ripetuto negli spazi tra i grandi quatrefoils sul coperchio. Il tutto è scolpito in lavoro forato, ad eccezione di una banda whichforms superiore la porzione verticale della scatola intorno al lato del thelid. Questa band ha un Arabo iscrizione : ^^^y:^j^ 4JJo^.,v.,:;....Jl ^^ ^1 x^ ^ ^ io<^^ a favore di Dio per il servo di Dio, al Hakem al Mostanser avori. 129 Billah, comandante dei fedeli. Egli era un CaHph chi reignedat Cordova, un.d, 961-976. Un altro molto interessante bo oblunga

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. The industrial arts in Spain. side, each quatrefoil is filled with a star having aleaf ornament. The same decoration is repeated in the spaces-between the larger quatrefoils on the cover. The whole is carved in pierced work, except a band whichforms the upper upright portion of the box, round the side of thelid. This band has an Arabic inscription : ^^^y:^j^ 4JJo^., v., :;....Jl ^^ ^1 x^ ^ ^ i<^^ A favour of God to the servant of God, Al Hakem al Mostanser IVORIES. 129 Billah, commander of the faithful. He was a CaHph who reignedat Cordova, a.d, 961-976. Another very interesting oblong box is preserved in the sameMuseum. No. 301-66. The cover and sides are carved withscroll foliated ornament: the hinges and clasp are of chasedsilver inlaid with niello. Round the sides, immediately belowthe lid is the following Arabic inscription in Cufic characters : In the name of God. This (box) v^as ordered to be made bySeidat Allah, the wife of Abdo-r-rahman, prince of the believers.God be merciful and satisfied with him.. IVORY BOX. MOORISH. lOTH CENTURY. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. This inscription must allude to Abd er Rahman III. the firstCaliph of Cordova who bore the title of Emir, el Mumenin.The formula God be merciful, &c., denotes that he was deadwhen it was written. He died a.d. 961. (See woodcut.) Another casket, undoubtedly the most important in size whichis known of this period, proceeds from Sanguesa, in the provinceof Navarre, and is now preserved in the treasury of the cathedralof Pamplona. I30 SPANISH INDUSTRIAL ART, This splendid box, hitherto iindescribed, is 15 inches long, by 9^Yide. A wooodcut is given opposite. It is completely covered withcarvings in relief, within circular cusped medaUions, with figures inthe centres representing different subjects: men seated, hawking, orstruggling with wild beasts, and numerous single figures of lions^stags, and other animals. The intermediate spaces contain anornamentation of leaves and flowers which is accommodat

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1870
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• booksubjectdecorativearts