Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 138
, although some-times in his place was tobe read only the famil-iar legend, Cave canem—Wornum says, that, how-ever inappropriate in theirapplication to floors, theyare examples of an exuber-ance of ornament to whichfew, if any, modern palacescan offer a parallel. In ornament the Pom-peian offers… … 134 ART DECORATION APPLIED TO FURNITURE. it is supposed, having been derived in great part from the Egyptian, itsprincipal difference being that occasioned by the exigencies of religion andthe direction of the Persian priests. One can imagine in it traits of theluxury of Antioch and of the…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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