Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 24
of a private house. It is a pretty idea too, to imitatethe old Roman fashion, and introduce some motto or legend upon the pavementthus made ; thus following the lead of Minton, and others who copy the designsof the tiles of Herculaneum and Pompeii, and other ancient cities. Some ofthe designs and… … Fig. 2. palmy days of the empire, often found written beneath his feet, and heard re-echoed by the pica salutatrix (the talking Magpie), from his gilded cage which overhung the door-way! I DOOR TEXTS OR MOTTOES. These cheery and beautiful door embellishments have become so commonand deservedly…
Decoration and ornament
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