Renaissance Part 2
Renaissance Part 2 1400-1600 B. Italian Furniture Interiors in the 15th century were still sparsely furnished. The most expensive items was bed, richly hung with silks and embroideries, which along with its accompanying chest, was often given as wedding present. Equally significant were highly decorated portable objects such as writing cabinets. These were decorated in the technique known as interasia, developed in Italy; colored pieces of wood or the materials were inserted or laid into the background. The 16th century saw an increase both...