Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use (1900)
Meyer, Franz Sales, 1849- · New York, B. Hessling · leaf 451
draped with textiles. The material is gene-rally wood; but in public buildings there are also Benches made of stone.This latter material and iron, frequently combined with wood, arethe most suitable for benches in the open air. A further variety isformed by the Double-bench, with a back in the… … The Bench. Plate 249. 438 The Bench. — The Sofa, and the Couch. work of the carpenter than that of the cabinet-maker, but the Re-nascence, especially in Italy, has created some finely-decorated examples. Plate 249. The Bench. 1,2, 4 and 5. Middle ages, (Viollet-le-Duc). 8. Mediaeval, double with…
Decoration and ornament · Art objects
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