Illustrated History of Furniture, fifth ed. From the Earliest to the Present Time
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BIBLICAL REFERENCES: Solomon's House and Temple--Palace of Ahasuerus. ASSYRIAN FURNITURE: Nimrod's Palace--Mr. George Smith quoted. EGYPTIAN FURNITURE: Specimens in the British Museum--The Workman's Stool--Various Articles of Domestic Furniture--Dr. Birch quoted. GREEK FURNITURE: The Bas-reliefs in the British Museum--The Chest of Cypselus--Laws and Customs of the Greeks--House of Alcibiades--Plutarch quoted. ROMAN FURNITURE: Position of Rome--The Roman House--Cicero's Table--Thyine Wood--Customs of wealthy Romans--Downfall of the Empire 1