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Use of natural forms for decorative motifs Assyrian relief panels and friezes of ceramic tiles Cretan use of painted decoration Hellenistic mosaic floors. oration is first seen in the leg of the bull and the lion employed as a furniture ...
Use of natural forms for decorative motifs Assyrian relief panels and friezes of ceramic tiles Cretan use of painted decoration Hellenistic mosaic floors. oration is first seen in the leg of the bull and the lion employed as a furniture ...
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... decorative craftsmen from Italy , together with the abun- dance of precious metal , encouraged the development of Plateresque ( " silversmith - like " ) decoration . This type of Renaissance decoration was first seen in church interiors ...
... decorative craftsmen from Italy , together with the abun- dance of precious metal , encouraged the development of Plateresque ( " silversmith - like " ) decoration . This type of Renaissance decoration was first seen in church interiors ...
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... decoration can be applied by two different methods . The pewterer could either chisel the relief decoration ( consist- ing of little scenes , figures , or decorative motifs ) into the copper mold in intaglio , which enabled him to make ...
... decoration can be applied by two different methods . The pewterer could either chisel the relief decoration ( consist- ing of little scenes , figures , or decorative motifs ) into the copper mold in intaglio , which enabled him to make ...
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