The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 58
ecame dim, and did notgive the natural colour to reflected objects, were then discontinued. Atthe same time, the elegant shape of the ancient hand-mirrors was retained,the workers in gold and silver still continuing to encircle them with most FURNITURE. 25 graceful designs; the only difference… … From all these details, the reader will have the gratification of ascertainingat a glance the general effect of furniture in use for domestic purposes ; andthus, after the analysis, he will have its opposite. Fig. 19, a reproduction,taken from the Dictionnaire du Mobilier Francais, by M.…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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