Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts (1861)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890 · London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 205
Arabic are now highly prized. They aredivided into classes. The first, as described by Labarte, is 188 HALF-HOUE LECTUEES. decorated with ornaments of a very brilliant colour nearera copper-red than gold, the ground being almost hidden bythe design, which consists of birds in the midst of… … Hispano-Moresco Lustred Ware. Height 21 inches. South Kensington Museum. Passeri, who contends for the honour of Italy, considersit probable the yellow and green plates still visible in churcharchitecture were Italian, and that the art was invented byLuca deUa Robbia; but this third class of Arabic…
Art · Decoration and ornament · Fore-edge painting
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