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The Decorator's assistant (1847)
[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 695
SISTANT. ^n Jllusttatftj ©lossarj) of Knf^nml ^ttms uM^ in ^rc^itfctural antr InUxiox decoration, ^c. Oak. From its strength, hardness, and dura-bility, this may be considered as the most useful ofall timbers. It is found in almost every climate ofthe globe, and sometimes grows to an extraordi-nary… … the space before a temple. The period of theirfirst origin is unknown, but we often read in ancienthistorians of their being erected by the Egyptiankings, and the Arabs still term them Pharaohsneedles. The Romans moved many of them intoItaly, and erected them in the public places ofRome, and…Design · Decoration and ornament · Art
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