Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 279
s on a gilt ground, which was prepared in agesso material before the gold was applied, some parts ofwhich had relief ornamentation. Reliquaries, altar-fronts, panels of cabinets, chests, andmarriage coffers were decorated in this way. The work known as tarsia, or certosina work, wasmade in great… … FURNITURE. 26 r of inlay was derived from Persian sources, was deve-loped chiefly by the Venetians, and was used mostly bythem in the decoration of choir stalls, tables, chairs,cabinets, &c. Ebony, ivory, and metals were also employedin the Italian inlays of this period. The Italian Cassoni, or…
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