The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1886)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : J.S. Virtue & Co. · leaf 43
ve art. To the Germans must be awarded the meritof having been the first to distinguish them-selves in the manufacture of these magnificentcabinets or presses; but they soon found rivalsin both the French (Fig. 14) and Italians(Fig. 1-5), who proved themselves equally skilful and inofenious in the… … Fig. 13.—Chest shaped like a Bed, standing in front of a fireplace, and a Chair■with cushions in carved wood, from miniatures of the Fifteenth Centurj. (Bibl.Ro}-. de Bruxelles.) in embellish-ing and giving solidity to its chefs-cVcentre. The ornamentation of cabinetsand cofPers was remarkable for…
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