The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 55
ays M. Jules Labarte, were at that time carried to such, a degree ofperfection, that they were considered as veritable objects of art; they werecarried from place to place, as would have been done with any other valuablearticle of furniture. Nothing could be more artistic than the figures inhigh… … Fig-. 15.—Cabinet in Damaskeened Iron, inlaid with gold and silver. An Italian work of the Sixteenth Century. Glass and glazing claim particular notice. It may be said that glass wasknown in the remotest ages, for Phoenicia and ancient Egypt were, in thetime of Moses, renowned for their innumerable…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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