Chats on old furniture : a practical guide for collectors (1906)
Hayden, Arthur, 1868-1946 · New York : F. A. Stokes · leaf 38
rare and finely-marked foreignwoods used sparingly in the most expensive furni- 30 GLOSSARY (JF TERMS USED ture. To arrive at the botanical names of these isnot an easy matter. To those interested a list ofwoods used by cabinet-makers with their botanicalnames is given in Mr. J. Hunj;erford Pollens… … Porlion of carved cornice of pinewood, from the Palazzo Bcnsi Ceccini. VeniceItalian ; middle of sixteenth century. {Vic/ona and Albeit Museum.) CHATS ON OLD FURNITURE THE RENAISSANCE ON THE CONTINENT Italy. Flight of Greek scholarsto Italy upon capture ofConstantinople by the Turks—1453.…
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