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The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)

Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 228

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nd Christian. Large boxes or chests ip/rcones) seem to have beenin Spain, as elsewhere, the most usual articles / > of furniture, and to 4 / n • have been popular _from earliest timesuntil the days of the _baroque modes. The _most primitive formis that in BurgosCathedral, reputed to 1be the… … COFFER OF THE CID, BURGOS CATHEDRAL. BEDS The bed grew larger and more and more sumptuous during thelater Gothic times. Hangings of satin, brocade, and rich skins wereused in conjunction with gold and silver embroidery, whilst a triptychor driptych containing the sacred images was placed at the…

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