Most of the later Italian frames, the small cassette and astragal frames inspired by earlier engaged moldings, probably hung in palazzi; the finest of the French frames were originally displayed among the gilded furniture and heavy fabrics that decorated luxurious northern European rooms. Using the little documentary evidence that survives and his wide knowledge of comparable examples, Timothy Newbery has attempted to place each of these frames in the interior or cultural ambience for which it was intended.
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