The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 55
many of the details of the most ancientstone architecture are obviously13 copied from prior woodwork forms,a reversal of the European practicein later days of representingarchitectural forms in wood. The innate conservatism ofAsiatic races, until forced intocontact with Western ideas, hasmanifested… … CARVED CHAIR, 250 A.D., DUG UP FROM SAND-BURIED CITY IN CHINESE TURKESTAN.
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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