The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 176
h of the gloryof the Renaissance, Pisa, Bologna, Siena, and the otherchief cities of Etruria shared with Rome in the gloriesof the movement; indeed, Siena may fairly claim priorityfor its carving and inlaying, whilst the decorative furni-ture made by the artists and craftsmen of Venice,— THE CITY… … 122 DECORATIVE FURNITURE glass, and Venetian carved furniture of to-day, whether of soft woodgilt or of walnut, are survivals of the Venice of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, ere she ceased to bethe commercial centre of the world, and thechief factor in transporting the products ofthe…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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