. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . FOLDING FLOOR BED. THEPALACE, STATE BED. KNOLE. 2id DECOKATIVE FURISITURE FIREPLACES In the times of Charles i. coal had come into common use in Londonand along the coast, despite the woodmongers petitions to Parliamentagainst its smoake of the bottomless pit. A modified size of opening was found desirable for itsbetter combustion, and sub-stantially changed the con-ditions of fireplace many years, however, inthe less accessible or betterwooded parts of the provinces,wood remained the only find, for
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . FOLDING FLOOR BED. THEPALACE, STATE BED. KNOLE. 2id DECOKATIVE FURISITURE FIREPLACES In the times of Charles i. coal had come into common use in Londonand along the coast, despite the woodmongers petitions to Parliamentagainst its smoake of the bottomless pit. A modified size of opening was found desirable for itsbetter combustion, and sub-stantially changed the con-ditions of fireplace many years, however, inthe less accessible or betterwooded parts of the provinces,wood remained the only find, for instance, even inlarge mansions such as WiltonHouse, that in the doublecube room fireplace, inspiredby Inigo Jones, the largerproportions of the Tudor open-ing are retained. Later Stuart fireplacesshared in the decorativerevolt from Puritanism, and,with Grinling Gibbon to be-deck them with wooden flowerswanting but colour and scent to equal natures own handiwork,became remote indeed from the primitive hearth in the centre of thesmoky hall, around which the lord and his vassals gathered to shiverand s
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