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Art · 1897 · English

The Decoration of Houses

by Edith Wharton

About this book

The Decoration of Houses by Edith Wharton explores interior decoration.

From the opening pages: “In the middle ages, when warfare and brigandage shaped the conditions of life, and men camped in their castles much as they did in their tents, it was natural that decorations should be portable, and that the naked walls of the mediæval chamber should be hung with arras, while a ciel, or ceiling, of cloth stretched across the open timbers of its…”

Author
Edith Wharton
First published
1897
Category
Art
Language
English

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