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THE SPANISH SERIES


THE SPANISH ROYAL
TAPESTRIES{iv}

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THE SPANISH ROYAL
TAPESTRIES

BY ALBERT F. CALVERT
WITH 277 ILLUSTRATIONS


LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY MCMXXI
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H. & K., Ltd., London, S.E. 1
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PREFACE

In point of size, scope and general interest, this little book isperhaps the least considerable of the score of volumes comprised in TheSpanish Series, but the collection would have lacked something of thecompleteness I have endeavoured to secure for it, if the subject ofwhich it treats had not been included. As is inevitable in a series ofthis kind, many of the books are devoted to aspects and monuments ofSpanish history and achievement, which have served the purpose ofwriters in all ages, but which could not, on that account, be omitted,while others have an imperative claim to inclusion on the ground that,though of secondary importance, they have never been dealt withelsewhere.

The Tapestries which are here reproduced in greater number and varietythan has hitherto been attempted are known to students and connoisseursthe world over, but the measure of that knowledge is limited. Many ofthe pieces in the possession of the Spanish Crown were acquired bypurchase or inheritance, and others were woven in the Netherlands to thecommand of its Burgundian rulers,{viii} Margaret of Austria and Mary ofHungary. The fabrics designed by Goya owed their existence to theextraordinary interest displayed in the products of

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