Dutch and Flemish Furniture

· 1930

Ecclesiastical Art—Wood-carving and Carvers—Primitive Character of the Furniture of Castles and Mansions— _Huchiers_—_Menuisiers_—A Typical Bedroom—_Dinanderie_— Wood-work and panelling—Chest, _banc_, _bahut_, sideboard, _dressoir_, credence, table and chair—Embroideries— Definition of _Chambre_—Textiles and Tapestries— Ecclesiastical Hangings—Tapestry-weavers—Tapestry of Philip the Bold—Flemish Looms—Cordovan and Flemish Leathers—Goldsmith’s Work—Glass and Glass-workers—Guilds of St. Luke. The luxurious Dukes of Burgundy—Possessions of the House of Burgundy—The Burgundian Court—Household of Philip the Good—the Feast of the Pheasant—the Duke of Burgundy at the Coronation of Louis XI—Arras T…

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