The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Glass Fuse and kpergne : Lohneyr, Vic 442 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, i8j6. the styles werefounded. Thecarved furnitureand wood-workof this periodhave never beenexcelled. Thebest artists ofthe day were notunwilling to ex-ercise their skillin this direction,and the exquis-itely ornamentedchests and sculp-tured panels ofthe cinque centopreserved in themuseums andpalaces of Eu-rope attest tothis day the sur-passing skill ofthe workmen. In early me-diaeval or Gothicart there was acertain conven-tionality in theconvolutions
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Glass Fuse and kpergne : Lohneyr, Vic 442 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, i8j6. the styles werefounded. Thecarved furnitureand wood-workof this periodhave never beenexcelled. Thebest artists ofthe day were notunwilling to ex-ercise their skillin this direction,and the exquis-itely ornamentedchests and sculp-tured panels ofthe cinque centopreserved in themuseums andpalaces of Eu-rope attest tothis day the sur-passing skill ofthe workmen. In early me-diaeval or Gothicart there was acertain conven-tionality in theconvolutions offoliated sculptureand other orna-mental workadorning furni-. 1-
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