The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 349
j?i/i theItalian IlonaissaMccr diiriii^^ tii(i fiftcciitli and Hixteontli centurioH. M,11,^1 ilicent—indiuul instinct witli a dignity never achieved byFrench applied art—as was much of tlie Italian work of theRenaissance, tlie PVench more tlian any race since the days of classicGreece, have… … FLORAL DEVICE BY BACHELIER. we may largely attribute the indisputable pre-eminence of theFrench decorative arts, together with their recepti\dty and thevivacious clarity with which they adapt or translate new elementsto their art needs. Gallic applied arts prior to Louis Qaatorze are too remote…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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![An illustration from Записки старой смолянки Императорскаго В.О.Б.Д. В. П. Б-вой [i.e. Varvara Petrovna Buikova]. 1833-1878 г. Часть первая ... Примѣчанія и изданіе Свящ. К. Знскаго [i.e. K. Znamensky.] [With plates (1898)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/bl-bl_000556293_0-188-1.webp)
