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The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)

Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 185

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steads—one a four-poster upon a dais, the other a species ofcombined couch-bed and wardrobe. BELLOWS It is characteristic of the loving thorough-ness of artists and craftsmen of the Renaissancein Italy and France, that an equal amount ofdecoration was lavished upon even such homelyand utilitarian… … BELLOWS, SIXTEENTH CENTTTBT.DYTON COLLKCnOX. PLATE XVII PETITE CREDENCE, FRANgOIS I M<js£b df. Ci.uny, Paris Length, 3 ft. 10 in.; height, 4 ft. 9 in.; depth, 1 ft 7 in. Circa 15^0 Though doubtless the official ascription of this piece to the days ofFrancis the First is accurate, yet in the…

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