The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 105
stical purposes. Thedomestic varieties, however, were decollatedwith the prevailing linen-pattern panelling,and with the tracery typical of the period. The Flemings, finding at the end of the CivilWars that England was an eager market for theirmanufactures, imported chests, usually decoratedwith… … CARVED OAK PANEL. FLEMISH. BRITISH DECORATIVE FURNITURE—LATE GOTHIC 61 WOODS Though elm, beech, and other timber was employed, oak was thestaple wood, being so plentiful during the fifteenth century that,careless of the future, the woodworkers custom was to save himselflabour by cutting up his…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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