Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720) (1914)
Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933 · London : "Country life" and George Newnes ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 20
ution between the time when the firstStuart reached London from Scotland and the moment when his grandson was acclaimedhome from exile. When the seventeenth century opened wainscoting followed natural rules, and was of thekind which the material used dictated. Oak boards of such width as could… … -SCREEN IN THE MIDDLE TEMPLE HALL. GRINLING GIBBONS AND THE WOODWORK OF HIS AGE. out of the solid, and occasionally some low relief carving, formed the decoration of this wall-lining. But long before the century saw its close we find panels of enormous size, and such aswould be more naturally…
