. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . TYPICAL ITALIAN RENAISSANCE SIXTEENTH CEXTCKY CHESTNUT KENSINGTON MUSEUM. GASSONl The form of the ancient sarcophagiinspired the design of the cassoni orcoffers, the lineal descendants of themediaeval chests, whose function itwas to store plate, clothes, and othervaluables of the home. When em-ployed to hold the Italian bridestrousseaux it was customary to usecypress (or camphor) woods, as theiraroma was considered a ])rotectionagainst the moth, and to line themwith rich fabrics or skins. The Venetians in pa
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . TYPICAL ITALIAN RENAISSANCE SIXTEENTH CEXTCKY CHESTNUT KENSINGTON MUSEUM. GASSONl The form of the ancient sarcophagiinspired the design of the cassoni orcoffers, the lineal descendants of themediaeval chests, whose function itwas to store plate, clothes, and othervaluables of the home. When em-ployed to hold the Italian bridestrousseaux it was customary to usecypress (or camphor) woods, as theiraroma was considered a ])rotectionagainst the moth, and to line themwith rich fabrics or skins. The Venetians in particular THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY 125 favoured elaborate carved work upon their coffers, with scrollsreminiscent of Raphael, and displaying the arms of the bridesfamily. In generous contrast to the Eastern marriage custom ofceremoniously presenting to the bride a magnificent casket (containinga few sweets usually) which etiquette demanded should be returnedto the giver, the Italians gave the cassone itself as weU as its merchant or noble from earlier days stored his wealth in theform
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