Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 20
he French people. Excess andsensuousness are suggested in the voluptuous decorations, which,encouraged in the time of Louis XIV, marked the history of thepeople down to the Revolution, when Temperament changedand adopted a simpler form, in turn succeeded by the martialspirit aroused by Napoleons… … Pilgrim Monks at the Court of Justinian, Byzantium, 527-560A. D., disclosing silkworms smuggled from China This wasthe beginning of silk weaving in Europe.
Furniture · Decoration and ornament · Interior decoration
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