SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. 
In no conntry, asicle from Italy, does the past of art-industry 
offer so much that is of interest as in Spain. Arabian-Moorisk 
art brought forth its fairest flowers upon tkis soil; and quite a 
number of new industries sprang up when, after tke expulsion of 
the Moorish princes, tke new continent poured its wealtli into tke 
country. It was then that cities like Cordova, Toledo, Madrid, 
enjoyed a world-wide reputation for their special products. And 
with tke names of a Murillo, a Yelasquez, and otliers, Spanisk art 
also rose to a height which attracted the eyes of tke whole world. 
Yet all tkis has passed away, and kardly any tking is lelt of it but 
tke memory. 
In Italy the ancient technical knowledge in certain branches of 
art-industry kas been handed down to our own day ; and the old 
forms still live in tke drawing-schools, and tkrough tke schools in 
industry. But in Spain we would look for tkese elements in vain. 
Tke political storms whick have incessantly blown over the coun 
try, and which are still kindering all development by their baleful 
influence, have long ago torn the threads reacking downwards 
from tke glorious past; and whatever of industry Spain kas to 
offer at present, consists mainly in tke imitation of ancient fai- 
ences and damaskeened work. On the whole, kowever, Frenck 
taste is dominant. 
Any one examining the textile fabrics of Barcelona and of 
• Valencia at tke Exhibition must have noticed that the reformatory 
influences were hardly perceptible in tkem, except occasionally, 
perkaps, in the products of tke latter city; generally speaking, 
tke most unsystematic capriee rules supreme in color as well as 
in form. 
Tke exkibition of Group XXVI. kad been koused on tke 
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