The practical carver and gilder's guide and picture frame maker's companion (1900)
Savory, Charles H · London : Kent & Co. ; Cirencester : C. H. Savory · leaf 170
he walls. All the subjects should create feelings of repose, peace, and purity. We need not mention the desirability of having, if possible, the choicest pictures in good central positions, as well as selecting appropriate subjects in style, frames, and size, for pairs where it is necessary to pair… … Arrangement of Pictures. while interiors and landscapes seem to enlarge a room. Full length figures or life-sized animals should not be hung with other subjects, as a collection of giants and pigmies fails to give pleasure, and is most incongruous. Pictures have very often to be hung on walls…
Carving (Decorative arts) · Gilding · Picture frames and framing
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