The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 208
t andpainted? The colours were probably too primitive for later owners,who had the paint removed and the natural beauty of the woodbrought out by a little polish and much elbow grease. A gv£uz or foot-warmer of the period is shown upon the plinthshelf, whilst the two copper and brass chimerical… … THE RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE 145 Toulouse, and Auvergne, from their affinity andproximity, were naturally the more Italian in feeling ;whilst the Gothic tradition lingered longest, as onewould surmise, in conservative Brittany, where theblending of the new detail was both belated andcoarse. In…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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