Excerpt from Spanish Maiolica in the Collection of the Hispanic Society of America The same writer informs us that The produc tion of azulejos in Spain may be traced to as far back as the twelfth century. By far the most impor tant centre Of the craft was Seville. Here, from the twelfth until the fourteenth century, was made the glazed and decorative tiling which consisted Of small pieces of monochrome earthenware - black, white, green, blue, or yellow - cut one by one, and pieced together in the manner Of a true mosaic. This process, says Gestoso, was lengthy, difficult, and dear. Towards the sixteenth century the Sevillano potters discovered a simpler way Of making effective and artistic azulejos, which they called the cuerda seca process. These tiles were extensively produced at Seville through the following centuries, and many of them may be seen in the walls Of the upper corridor of this Museum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.