. The industrial arts in Spain. SPANISH RAPIERS. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. Other works of the Middle Ages, gallega and harda saddles arementioned which were peculiar to Spain. The gallega saddleswere called so from being made in Gallicia; the harda proceeded H 98 SFAATISH INDUSTRIAL ART. from the Moors. We find no details which explain their exactstructure. A very remarkable collection of saddles of every descriptionmay be studied at the fine collection of armour at Madrid; among. BREASTrLATE, FORMERLY IN THE BERNAL COLLECTION. them are two of special interest—No. 2311 of Catalogue ofArmoury —t
. The industrial arts in Spain. SPANISH RAPIERS. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. Other works of the Middle Ages, gallega and harda saddles arementioned which were peculiar to Spain. The gallega saddleswere called so from being made in Gallicia; the harda proceeded H 98 SFAATISH INDUSTRIAL ART. from the Moors. We find no details which explain their exactstructure. A very remarkable collection of saddles of every descriptionmay be studied at the fine collection of armour at Madrid; among. BREASTrLATE, FORMERLY IN THE BERNAL COLLECTION. them are two of special interest—No. 2311 of Catalogue ofArmoury —traditionally supposed to have belonged to the Cid,and No. 1310, which was used by King James the Conqueror inthe 13th century. The Cids saddle (see woodcut) is intended fora war-horse; its bows are covered with black metal plating, orna-mented with a design of leaves and pilgrims shells, partially gilt, ARMS. 99 and the word Fides, considered to be the Cids devise. Muchhas been written on the origin and authenticity of this alludes to it in the 49th Chapter of Don Quixote/Part I. For further details see Catalogue of the Armeria.
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