The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . is indebted to Persiaand neighboring countries; and the invasion of the Saracens into Europebrought with it additional knowledge of the wonderful peoples who lived farto the southward of the Mediterranean and Caspian seas. Then came theinvasion of the Moors, and the proud crescent threatening to dominate all Chris-tendom. And then the tide turned. Slowly but surely the progress of civil- IND USTR IA L ART. SI ization—as we call it—made itself felt in these heathen countries, so rich intreasure and wonderful productions of
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . is indebted to Persiaand neighboring countries; and the invasion of the Saracens into Europebrought with it additional knowledge of the wonderful peoples who lived farto the southward of the Mediterranean and Caspian seas. Then came theinvasion of the Moors, and the proud crescent threatening to dominate all Chris-tendom. And then the tide turned. Slowly but surely the progress of civil- IND USTR IA L ART. SI ization—as we call it—made itself felt in these heathen countries, so rich intreasure and wonderful productions of the chisel and the loom. Each succeedingtraveller brought back marvelous accounts of the wealth of the new country,its strange customs and beautiful wares. These wares, too, began to be gener-ally known. At first, thought fit presents for the acceptance of kings andemperors, the enterprise of merchants brought them within the reach of thericher classes, and at length, as commercial facilities increased, so great wasthe importation that even the masses could
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