. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . g to merge such features of thenew style as appealed to her into herown piquant and, indeed to the writer,singularly attractive tracery, such asthat in the chapel at Santiago, near themonument to the Constable. This tombwas originally equipped with life-sizedmechanical figures, rising and kneelingat the celebration of the Mass! a tour deforce which must have been dangerouslydisconcerting to the nervous, unwarneddevotee. At the summit of her grandeur andwealth Spain expended the treasures ofthe New World upon the arts of theRena
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . g to merge such features of thenew style as appealed to her into herown piquant and, indeed to the writer,singularly attractive tracery, such asthat in the chapel at Santiago, near themonument to the Constable. This tombwas originally equipped with life-sizedmechanical figures, rising and kneelingat the celebration of the Mass! a tour deforce which must have been dangerouslydisconcerting to the nervous, unwarneddevotee. At the summit of her grandeur andwealth Spain expended the treasures ofthe New World upon the arts of theRenaissance; indeed, the precious metalsand stones were employed so lavishlythat a document (awesomely named apragmatic sumptuary), enacting that no cabinets, desks, coffers, bronzes,etc. shall be made of silver, was issued towards the close of thesixteenth century; by which time ivory, ebony, tortoise-shell, andvarious fancy woods from the Indies had been added to the resourcesof the Hispano-Moorish craftsmen when decorating their favouritechestnut or walnut SPANISH GOTHIC TRACEEY. RENAISSANCE IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL 163 CHESTS The caja de novia, or brides chest, was popular with both Moorand Christian. Large boxes or chests {arcones) seem to have beenin Spain, as elsewhere,the most usual articlesof furniture, and tohave been popular _from earliest timesuntil the days of the _haroqtte modes. The _most primitive formis that in BurgosCathedral, reputed to !,be the identical cofferwhich the Cid—that -r-, 1 c c^ • COFFER OF THE CID. BURGOS CATHEDRAL. J3ayard oi bpam— filled with sand and deposited as security for a loan of six hundredmarks fi-om a Jew. It is fitted with rings for carriage upon thebacks of sumpter horses.
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