The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 52
ertextiles against moths. The cassone gives striking evidence of the advanced state ofRenaissance decorative furniture in Italy, at a period when the rest ofthe Continent was either frankly Gothic, or crudely grafting fragmentsof Renaissance detail upon the mediaeval forms. 19 20 DECORATIVE… … ANCIENT ROMAN AND BYZANTINE 21 Beds and Couches (general term, Lectus). — Earlyforms identical with those of Greece; then varieties(usually entered from one side only) with foot-boardsand sometimes head-boards. Later forms with stepfor entry. Pillow rest at head.The couch used at meals (Lectus…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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