The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 178
Maggiore), Siena, and many othersof the Italian churches which demonstrateto-day the technical skill of the carver or inlayeras well as the prolific beauty of the style heworked in. The earliest Italian chairs other than X areof the type illustrated in the two sketchesshown on page 121 of pieces… … RENAISSANCE TABLES The typical centre table of the Italian Renaissance is of oblongproportions, supported at each end by a solid carved and shapedconsole, or by linked posts (such as that in the Carnavalet tableshown in Colour Plate No. 16), these end supports being usuallyunited by a stretcher and…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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