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The decorative periods (1906)

Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 65

An illustration from The decorative periods, 1906, leaf 65
Ml 11^ … One associates the square fret with Greek art, but the Chinese used it two thousand years before, and the Japanese and Moors also utilized it in a modified form. The Greek wave and Greek guilloche can be traced back to the Egyptian and Assyrian, and the use of Celtic fret is also interesting in its…

Furniture · Decoration and ornament · Interior decoration

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