Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 71
uch as fragrantcedar and sandal, tulip, bamboo,citron — the Romans wood of luxury—and ebony, an important articleof the commerce of Tyre, and of which certain of the ancients, indeed,were used to make statues of their gods. The use of ebony, again, changed the whole character of the man-ufacture of… … Chair made from the Ship of Sir Francis Drake. THE MATERIAL. 67 extreme care, and it commanded such great prices, that the term used inFrance for its work, ebenisterie, was presently transferred to all delicateand costly cabinet-making. Its blackness allowed it to set off any dress-ing which the…
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