The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 181
tion. Never-theless, the Italian chimney-piece ofmarble or stone, with its deep friezeand architectural treatment, character-istic of the sixteenth century, frequentlydominates the apartment, attracting byits refined simplicity more than do theheavily hooded French chimney-pieces.Italian decorative… … CHIMNEY-PIECE, FROM DRAWING BY SERLIO. THEGLOBE OF FIUE IX B<^ - RELIEF ON BACK OFCHIMNEY. THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY 123 SEIGNEURIAL SEATS For instance, the antique X forms of seats resigned their positionas appanages of dignity in favour of stiff and stately high-backedseigneurial and state…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Libro primo [-quinto] d'architettvra ... (1566)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-libroprimoquinto00serl-367-433.webp)
