Issue 20 of the Ciba Review is devoted to the development of the textile crafts in Spain. Articles by A. Wittlin cover Spain's place in Europe, wool weaving (Roman times through the Merino industry and royal monopolies), silk weaving from Moorish origins through Christian Spain to its decline, and tapestry weaving and carpet knotting. It also has a chronology of Spanish history, short pieces on Spanish and Mohammedan dress, dress laws, Goya, Velazquez's 'Las Hilanderas', Merino sheep and Spanish coinage, and a technical note on catalysts in textile processing. Illustrations include Hispano-Moorish silks and carpets in the Victoria and Albert Museum, paintings, engravings, and photographs of Spanish spinners. The issue also carries Cibacete acetate-rayon dye advertisements.

Type

Periodical

Date

March 1939

Language

English

Pages

40

Archive notes

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