Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 139
rked out the details. Ad-mirers have doubtless marveledat the wonderful versatility andprolific force of the old artists,but the work was done in thisway. In the period of LouisXIV, extravagant as that form ofdesign appears, it was in realitymuch more simple than the Re-naissance work which… … PERIOD DECORATIOX. K37 and florals, the parts balancing with rare nicety, following theRinceau details from the Corinthian order of decoration. Occasionally the acanthus took on the form more of a shell,until in the Louis XV Period these shell forms became verypronounced. The history of Louis XV…
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