Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 596
. In furniture and textiles, indeed, there isfrequently a textual reproduction of old patterns and 470 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY designs, which is justifiable just so far as the reproduc-tions are perfectly adapted to the modern purpose (Pis.XXI, XXII; Fig. 337). There is no good reason whya Louis XV… … Fig. 338.—Balcony Railing, Louis XVI Style. of any one who prefers its type of beauty and its formand appearance for his own uses. Accordingly we find,both in Europe and America, countless examples ofsuch reproductions and imitations, in every imaginablestyle; and there is no doubt that the making…
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