Identifier: stylesofornament00spel (find matches)
Title: Styles of ornament, exhibited in designs, and arranged in historical order, with descriptive text. A handbook for architects, designers, painters, sculptors, wood-carvers, chasers, modellers, cabinet-makers and artistic locksmiths as well as also for technical schools, libraries and private study
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Speltz, Alexander O'Conor, David
Subjects: Decoration and ornament
Publisher: New York : E. Weyhe
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e was taken up in Italy later than in France, the country ofits chief development on the other hand, it lasted much longer, being retained until thethirties, when Guiseppe Borsato became its chief exponent, his work being however, inferiorto that of Percier and Fontaine. Plate 387. Fig. 1, and 5. Sofa and arm-chair in Directory Style by Guiseppe Soli (Hirth).2. Sofa for the Milan cathedral, by Qiocondo Albertolli (SchoyJ.„ 3. Stool in Directory Style, by Albertolli (Hirth).„ 4. Perfuming censer in Empire Style, by Albertolli, Milan 1790 (Hirth). Work done from designs by Borsato. (After Percier et Fontaine, Recueil de Decorations int^rieures avec des supplements par Joseph Borsato.) Plate 388. Fig. 1. Internal decoration in the Imperial Palace in Venice.„ 2. Ceiling painting, carried out in the year 1817 for Count Albriggi in Venice.3. Mantel piece in the Royal Imperial Palace in Venice. Plate 387. EMPIRE ORNAMENT IN ITALY. 607 .HjV.allU ^U ilvltMlli ■,,;,\U,I I;,.(;UII1;;;(;U
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