Show SPANIARDS DEBT TO MOORS art of tile making Is I 1 a legacy which invader invaders left when they were driven out the spaniards hate been fighting the moore moors for the last loot 1000 years but the moore during the centuries of their occupancy of the iberian RS as conquerors developed I 1 much tn in ho the way of art and archilee arch itee ture that la Is most highly valued today to them we owe for or one small item the tiles w hab eo so beautifully adorn our bathrooms ani an which utilized in various waye ways contribute so much to uie the artistic finish f du dwelling ellings aud other buildings the moors established at seville great tile factories and at the present time mae that city la Is a very important tile making mailing center in its neighborhood are deposits of 0 a clayey earth highly suitable for the purpose which la Is ground fine bitted sifted dampened and stamped with designs then burned with a slow fire colors are applied and the tiles are finally baked baled with hah beat heat for twenty four boum many of the lelana deigns lel gna ore are artistic rep resenting scenes from don quixote lull fights etc sacred paintings are reproduced in tiles for churches church ca in fact to their ancient enemies the moore moors ibo the spaniards have developed art la in tiles far beyond anything with which we us are familiar |