VISD-3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Japanese Black, Marquetry, Absolute Monarchy
29 May 2017
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Wednesday"s class is gonna be on midterm as well. Begins from italy, idea of renaissance reache, longest regime. French loved that armour style with the big chest, gossip chair, designed to accommodate the fashion at that time. Really just a cover of the table: court, short usually, signifying a short cover, not the height, just the style in itself. Square shape and melons shape, distinct: cup and cutter, usually distinct in outline. Difference between french and english furniture is also with the different type of wood used: walnut is very hard, 3 dimension, you cant do details on the court, cupboards. Became the collective, piece mostly sought after. Ornaments that isn"t found only in furniture. Bed itself is the most important in making this a renaissance house. When visitors come, you jump in to the bed so everyone can see your amazing bed.
