The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 57
of Britain. It was doubtless identical withthat used in Rome, and described in the preceding chapter. CELTIC Though the Celts were clever art craftsmen in metal, and appearfrom the old romances to have made chests for their clothes, norelics of their early work remain. SAXON AND NORMAN Even when… … THE ARCHANGEL SIDE OF INCISED COFFIN OF ST.CUTHBERT IN DURHAM CATHEDRAL. trunks bound with iron. The authenticityof the incised coffin of St. Cuthbert is trace-able throughout its disturbed existence. Thesaints burial took place in 688 a.d., in thechurch which has become Durham Cathedral.The coffin…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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