The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 514
lasters, and are pjirticularlyassociated with the Brothers Adam and the LouisXVI. styles. PATINA (/to/.)—The bloom or thin cuticle onthe surface of old woodwork. See chapter on Woods. PEDIMENT—A moulded or otherwise ornamented structure placed above acornice. In its cliv.<sicgenesis, of simple… … PEDir-ltNTS PIETRA DURA {Ital. Hard stone)—An inlay of lapis lazuli, pebbles, jasper, and other stones or marbles applied to decorative furniture, osnally of ebony, from the days of the Italian Renaissance.VOL. II.—52 PILASTER—A flat column, almo«t invariably ofles-Her thickness than its width,…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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