Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 217
llhave them from floor to ceiling; now they shall leave space enough be-tween the top and the ceiling for at least a bust; now they shall be butshoulder-high, giving the remainder of the wall space to prints, paintings,and other ornaments. But this is a matter upon which fashion has noright to… … THE LIBRARY. 213 presented by the backs of the books and by the necessities of the apparatusfor writing and reading. There are great and stately libraries where thecuriosities collected by the various generations of the family, and stillpreserved, are stored—the old chests, bits of armor, weapons…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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