A manual of historic ornament, treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture & the applied arts; (1906)
Glazier, Richard, 1851-1918 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 156
and acanthus foliation of its architecture and decorative arts, the textiles are quite distinct in style, having the characteristics of the Sicilian, Persian, and Indian ornament In the 1 2th century, Roger II., the Norman King of Northern Sicily, took Corinth and Argos, and carried many weavers and … SICILIAN FABRIC. in the 14th century this splendid tradition was introduced into Italy, and at Lucca many beautiful fabrics were produced, having the same characteristics and technique as the Sicilian fabrics. The cloak upon the recumbent bronze figure of Richard II., in Westminster Abbey, has a…
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