 Houses, that architecture and decoration could be set right "only by a close study of the best models"— and these, she made plain, were "chiefly to be found in buildings erected in Italy after the beginning of the sixteenth century, and in other European...  The Decoration of Houses - Page 2by Edith Wharton, Ogden Codman - 1897 - 204 pagesFull view - About this book
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...models of the past, can raise house decoration from incongruity and confusion to organic unity. Third. Given the requirements of modern life, these models...after the beginning of the sixteenth century, and especially in F ranee and England after the full assimilation of the Italian influence. Following the... | |
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...a labyrinth of dubious eclecticism, can now be set right only by a study of the best models. . . . These models are chiefly to be found in buildings...countries after the full assimilation of the Italian influence."18 Edith Wharton went on to say that "supreme excellence is simplicity" and that "moderation,... | |
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...models of the past, can raise house decoration from incongruity and confusion to organic unity. Third. Given the requirements of modern life, these models...after the beginning of the sixteenth century, and especially in France and England after the full assimilation of the Italian influence. Following the... | |
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