Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue: Retrospective Exhibition of the Decorative Arts<br><br>On the stage are two casement windows of stained glass, with transoms above. This glass is German, and dated 1516, and is very finely painted. There are also several panels of Italian Renaissance stained glass, delicately drawn.<br><br>With so great a variety of objects there can be little or no attempt at classification or installation according to period, excepting in such cases as those of the Georgian work shown in Allston Hall and the New England collection in the room sat the right; but the rare and beautiful quality of the work is admirably decorative, and exemplifies the fact that the best in art, however varied in character the objects associated may be, is harmonious in general effect.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.