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THE ILLUSTRATEp EXHIBITOR.
829
latins nil tjj* <0niti (Cijrikittnn,—no.vi.
BY M. BLANQUI, MEMBER OE THE INSTITUTE OE FRANCE.
Let us in this letter devote ourselves to Spain and Turkey,
at the two extremities of Europe. They are in close
proximity at the Exhibition, and resemble each other
through their decidedly progressing tendency during the
last few years. Turkey and Spain are not, as is generally
believed, worn-out countries ; on the contrary, they are
still in their infancv- The real spirit of progress makes
in reality more rapid strides here than in other places
which claim to be enlightenment itself, and which oftener
spread conflagration than civilisation. I have visited
of carpets, have occupied an honourable rank in Europe
Her typography was once greatly renowned. Her work-
men possessed a rare merit—that of being original with-
out degenerating into the false taste which for a while ran
through their literature They have borrowed from
Arabian traditions a multitude of useful processes and of
charming forms, which they have appropriated with a
moderation and an intelligence suitable to their times
Ihey have never been insipid or vulgar, even when the
name of their genius seemed likely to be extinguished
VIEW OE THE TURKISH COURT.—PROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY FEHB.ENBACH.
Spain and Turkey a few years ago ; I meet these nations
here again, more advanced than ever in the path which had
commenced, to open before them, and their products merit
serious attention even when placed in juxtaposition with
those of the great industrial regions which at the present
moment absorb the attention of the world.
Spain has for a long period been a brilliant arena in
which the manufacturing arts have shone with a splendour
which is striving to revive. Her manufactories of arms,
of silks, of woollen cloths, of gold and silversmiths' work,
beneath the passion of fanaticism. They fell with pride
or with sadness, as Castilians are wont to fall, ever ready
to rise again and ever worthy of respect.
Their exhibition in London is not on a very large scale.
They have shown themselves almost as indifferent here as
they habitually are in their national exhibitions, where
they have always appeared in very limited numbers,—
whether it be that these new festivals of the material world
excite less their enthusiasm than those they were wont to
celebrate in their temples, or that the distance may have
—M
829
latins nil tjj* <0niti (Cijrikittnn,—no.vi.
BY M. BLANQUI, MEMBER OE THE INSTITUTE OE FRANCE.
Let us in this letter devote ourselves to Spain and Turkey,
at the two extremities of Europe. They are in close
proximity at the Exhibition, and resemble each other
through their decidedly progressing tendency during the
last few years. Turkey and Spain are not, as is generally
believed, worn-out countries ; on the contrary, they are
still in their infancv- The real spirit of progress makes
in reality more rapid strides here than in other places
which claim to be enlightenment itself, and which oftener
spread conflagration than civilisation. I have visited
of carpets, have occupied an honourable rank in Europe
Her typography was once greatly renowned. Her work-
men possessed a rare merit—that of being original with-
out degenerating into the false taste which for a while ran
through their literature They have borrowed from
Arabian traditions a multitude of useful processes and of
charming forms, which they have appropriated with a
moderation and an intelligence suitable to their times
Ihey have never been insipid or vulgar, even when the
name of their genius seemed likely to be extinguished
VIEW OE THE TURKISH COURT.—PROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY FEHB.ENBACH.
Spain and Turkey a few years ago ; I meet these nations
here again, more advanced than ever in the path which had
commenced, to open before them, and their products merit
serious attention even when placed in juxtaposition with
those of the great industrial regions which at the present
moment absorb the attention of the world.
Spain has for a long period been a brilliant arena in
which the manufacturing arts have shone with a splendour
which is striving to revive. Her manufactories of arms,
of silks, of woollen cloths, of gold and silversmiths' work,
beneath the passion of fanaticism. They fell with pride
or with sadness, as Castilians are wont to fall, ever ready
to rise again and ever worthy of respect.
Their exhibition in London is not on a very large scale.
They have shown themselves almost as indifferent here as
they habitually are in their national exhibitions, where
they have always appeared in very limited numbers,—
whether it be that these new festivals of the material world
excite less their enthusiasm than those they were wont to
celebrate in their temples, or that the distance may have
—M