n taste. Hangings of silk, velvet, anddamask, adorned with rich fringes and gold em-broidery, are very common, and the seats are ofcorresponding magnificence. Many houses inBarcelona, Cadiz, Valencia, and Madrid aredecorated with equal study and elegance. The custom of painting the walls is of… … ALCAZAR OF SEVILLE {Fafade nndf^rincifialintrance) FURNITURE with pillars, pilasters, friezes, cornices, and ara-besques ; the effect of the whole is often veryagreeable. This kind of decoration was importedfrom Italy. ^ In this account we clearly trace each variousand successive influence that had…
Decorative arts -- Spain History
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