The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 524
egancies, especially Indian, that in thehall are contrivances of Japan screens instead of wainscot. . . . Thelandscapes of the screens represent the manner of living and countryof the Chinese. Though English and continental lacquer did not attain either thesmoothness or the brilliancy of the… … MODES OF ORNAMENT 401 To Milan is usually attributed the inception of the ivory and ebonyfurniture in which Flanders and Italy were pre-eminent, and of theseventeenth century walnut pieces. The latter were inlaid with theminute geometrical patterns of bone and ivory, known as CERTOSINA, from its…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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