The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 170
dernliterature, had taught their countrymen to appreciate. Such subjectsbreathed anew the spirit of ancient Greece and Rome. The triumphof Christianity had been the doom of many a heathen legend inwhich some profound truth was embedded: the corn was sacrificedwith the chaff: winnowing being usually… … PANEL OF PILASTEE, ITALIANEENAISSANCE. 118 DECORATIVE FURNITURE FLORENCE THE FONT From the clays of Giotto until the sixteenth century Florencewas the font from which the inspiration of the new Art was chieflydrawn by the sister cities of Etruria. Indeed, the northern citieslong retained as…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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