Classified and Descriptive Catalogue of the Art Objects of Spanish Production in the South Kensington Museum

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Excerpt from Classified and Descriptive Catalogue of the Art Objects of Spanish Production in the South Kensington Museum: With an Introduction and NotesSpain begins after the downfall Of the Roman Empire, when the Visigothic monarchy was established in the Peninsula, and the country constituted itself under the form of a separate and independent kingdom. It would not be difficult, not withstanding, to mention archaeological Objects belonging to former times which have been found in Spain, but it generally happens that they present the exclusive character Of the industries Of Rome, and, at other times, that of the Phoenicians and other possessors Of the soil, who have acquired more or less in¿uence in the country, the doubt therefore always remains as to whether the Obj ects that are found in the excavations in Spain were impor tations rather than specimens Of her own industry. When the Visigothic kingdom was constituted in Spain at the beginning Of the 5th century, changes occurred, as they did in other countries, which altered completely the internal and external life Of the ancient society of the West. After the first moments Of the struggle, and when the new monarchy began to give encouragement to science and the arts, the Latin element was still always predominant, and to this was soon after added the Oriental element derived from Constantinople, which concentrated in itself the importance of the world, and was able to impose artistic forms which are still known among us under the name Of Byzantine, and which had been imported thither from Persia and other parts Of the East.The Visigothic monarchy terminated at the beginning Of the 8th century, at that period the Arabs invaded the Peninsula and took possession Of the greater part Of the territory. The Christians in the meantime organized their defence from the mountains of the Asturias, where the principal chiefs had taken refuge, and three centuries passed before they were able to recover Toledo, ad. 108 5, and other four, ad. 1 49 2, before they turned. The can Q's the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.