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... panels in the more important rooms , and ceilings were also often of painted wood . It may be assumed that the lavish tomb decoration of all periods was basically derived from the domestic interiors of their time . Many Egyptian ...
... panels in the more important rooms , and ceilings were also often of painted wood . It may be assumed that the lavish tomb decoration of all periods was basically derived from the domestic interiors of their time . Many Egyptian ...
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... panels were not fitted too tightly in their stiles , the wood was less likely to split if it did warp . Now that it ... Panel- ling was frequently decorated with a flat form of ornament called linenfold , or parchment . Linenfold was ...
... panels were not fitted too tightly in their stiles , the wood was less likely to split if it did warp . Now that it ... Panel- ling was frequently decorated with a flat form of ornament called linenfold , or parchment . Linenfold was ...
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... panels measuring about six by six feet ( 1.9 by 1.9 metres ) . There is one panel below each of the basilica's large windows . The pilasters ( columns projecting shal- lowly from the surface of the wall ) between the windows ( restored ...
... panels measuring about six by six feet ( 1.9 by 1.9 metres ) . There is one panel below each of the basilica's large windows . The pilasters ( columns projecting shal- lowly from the surface of the wall ) between the windows ( restored ...
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