Principles of home decoration, with practical examples (1903)
Wheeler, Candace, 1827-1923 · New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 252
es to give itpredominant credit. The whole, ornearly the whole west end of theroom is thrown into one vast, slightlyprojecting window of clear leadedglass, the lines of which stand againstthe light like a weaving of spiderswebs. There is a border of varioustints at its edge, which softens it… … FURNITURE 213 a perspective of wonderfully carvedplanes of antique oak, catching thelight on lines and points of projectionand quenching it in hollows of relief.These perpendicular wall panelswere scaled from a room in a Vene-tian palace, carved when the art andthe fortunes of that sea-city were…
Interior decoration
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