| FACING PAGE |
I | Italian Gothic Chest | 1 |
II | French Arm-chairs, XV and XVI Centuries | 6 |
III | French Armoire, XVI Century | 10 |
IV | French Sofa and Arm-chair, Louis XIV Period | 12 |
V | Room in the Grand Trianon, Versailles | 14 |
VI | French Arm-chair, Louis XV Period | 16 |
VII | French Bergère, Louis XVI Period | 20 |
VIII | French Bergère, Louis XVI Period | 24 |
IX | French Sofa, Louis XV Period | 28 |
X | French Marquetry Table, Louis XVI Period | 30 |
XI | Drawing-room, House in Berkeley Square, London | 34 |
XII | Room in the Villa Vertemati | 38 |
XIII | Drawing-room at Easton Neston Hall | 42 |
XIV | Doorway, Ducal Palace, Mantua | 48 |
XV | Sala dei Cavalli, Palazzo del T | 54 |
XVI | Door in the Sala dello Zodiaco, Ducal Palace, Mantua | 58 |
XVII | Examples of Modern French Locksmiths' Work | 60 |
XVIII | Carved Door, Palace of Versailles | 62 |
XIX | Salon des Malachites, Grand Trianon, Versailles | 68 |
XX | Mantelpiece, Ducal Palace, Urbino | 74 |
XXI | Mantelpiece, Villa Giacomelli | 78 |
XXII | French Fire-screen, Louis XIV Period | 86 |
XXIII | Carved Wooden Ceiling, Villa Vertemati | 90 |
XXIV | Ceiling in Palais de Justice, Rennes | 92 |
XXV | Ceiling of the Sala degli Sposi, Ducal Palace, Mantua | 96 |
XXVI | Ceiling in the Style of Bérain | 100 |
XXVII | Ceiling in the Château of Chantilly | 102 |
XXVIII | Antechamber, Villa Cambiaso, Genoa | 104 |
XXIX | Antechamber, Durazzo Palace, Genoa | 106 |
XXX | Staircase, Parodi Palace, Genoa | 108 |
XXXI | Staircase, Hôtel de Ville, Nancy | 112 |
XXXII | Staircase, Palace of Fontainebleau | 116 |
XXXIII | French Armoire, Louis XIV Period | 120 |
XXXIV | Sala della Maddalena, Royal Palace, Genoa | 122 |
XXXV | Console in Petit Trianon, Versailles | 124 |
XXXVI | Salon, Palace of Fontainebleau | 126 |
XXXVII | Room in the Palace of Fontainebleau | 128 |
XXXVIII | Lit de Repos, Early Louis XV Period | 130 |
XXXIX | Lit de Repos, Louis XV Period | 130 |
XL | Painted Wall-panel and Door, Chantilly | 132 |
XLI | French Boudoir, Louis XVI Period | 132 |
XLII | Salon à l'italienne | 136 |
XLIII | Ball-room, Royal Palace, Genoa | 138 |
XLIV | Saloon, Villa Vertemati | 140 |
XLV | Sala dello Zodiaco, Ducal Palace, Mantua | 140 |
XLVI | French Table, transition between Louis XIV and Louis XV Periods | 142 |
XLVII | Library of Louis XVI, Palace of Versailles | 144 |
XLVIII | Small Library, Audley End | 146 |
XLIX | French Writing-chair, Louis XV Period | 150 |
L | Dining-room, Palace of Compiègne | 154 |
LI | Dining-room Fountain, Palace of Fontainebleau | 156 |
LII | French Dining-chair, Louis XIV Period | 158 |
LIII | French Dining-chair, Louis XVI Period | 158 |
LIV | Bedroom, Palace of Fontainebleau | 162 |
LV | Bath-room, Pitti Palace, Florence | 168 |
LVI | Bronze Andiron, XVI Century | 184 |