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 251
ried out in thesame manner, andthe great scrollsof acanthus foliagevaried by flowersare practically thesame design asthat used on thestaircase a tSudbury Hall in Derbyshire (Fig. 206), where the string has the bay-leaf wreath ornament which was usedon the entablature at Winchester College. Some… … FIG. 223.—COMPTON PARK : DINING-ROOM MANTEL. CONTEMPORARY WOODWORK IN COUNTRY HOUSES. 235 already been drawn to the crisp carving and finished technique of those at Queens College,Oxford (Fig. 142), although they are open to the adverse criticism that they were not typical ofwood-carving, but give…
