The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 53
ys M. Jules Labarte, were at that time carried to sucb a degree ofperfection, that they were considered as véritable objects of art ; they werecarried from place to j)lace, as would bave been done witb any otber valuablearticle of furniture. Notbing could be more artistic tban tbe figures inhigb… … Fig. 15.—Cabinet in Damaskeened Iron, inlaidwith gold and silver. An Italian work of the Sixtcenth Century. Glass and glazing claim particular notice. It may be said tbat glass wasknown in tbe remotest âges, for Pbœnicia and ancient Egypt were, in tbetime of Moses, renowned for tbeir innumerable…
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