The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 388
. used in the inlaying of these cabinetssupports the contention that the Venetians were indebted in somemeasure to their intercourse with more Eastern peoples, whose craftsmenthey encouraged to settle in Venice, and that Venetian art was alsoaffected by the gorgeous fabrics imported from Arabia and… … LATE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY 291 and almost sole Spanish cabinet is an evident blend of Hispano-Moorish details, and probably of somewhat later date. The Spanishand Venetian cabinets were also dissimilar in treatment, and, inthe writers opinion, independently developed. Certain it is that the Italian…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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