Period furnishings; an encyclopedia of historic furniture, decorations and furnishings (1911)
Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 25
ation of Asia Minor. The art that we regard popularly asPersian is the later Islam art of Mohammed. PHOENICIAN. THE Phoenicians were commercial people. Twothousand B.C. they were settled on the coast ofSyria and had trading stations and colonies in Greece,Italy, Gaul and Africa. They were traders… … Ancient Persian, showing Assyrian origin. woods, which occasionally in Egypt lasted through thecenturies. In many places only the bronze and ivorymountings of feet and ends of chairs have been found.The furniture of the Hebrews was, in the earlycenturies, of the same character as Assyrian.…
Interior decoration · Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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