• Adam, ceiling ornaments of, 93
  • Andirons, 84
  • Appliques, in hall and staircase, 119
  • Araldi's ceiling in the convent of St. Paul, Parma, 97
  • Architrave of door, see Doorway;
    • of mantel-piece, 82
  • Arm-chair, modern, 128
  • Armoires, old French and Italian, 117
  • Ashby, Castle, Inigo Jones's stairs in, 111
  • Aviler, d', his description of dining-room fountain, 158
  • Ball-room, 137;
    • in Italy, 138;
    • Louis XIV, 139;
    • lighting of, 140;
    • chairs, 140
  • Barry, Madame du, dining-room of, 156
  • Bath-room, 172;
    • in Pitti Palace, 172
  • Bedroom, development of, 162;
    • Renaissance, 162;
    • Louis XIV, 162;
    • XVIII-century, 163;
    • cotton hangings in, 164;
    • suite, plan of, 169;
    • children's, 182
  • Bedstead, history of, 163
  • Belvédère, at Versailles, frescoes in, 42
  • Bérain, ceiling arabesques of, 98
  • Bergère, origin of, 7;
    • design of, 128
  • Bernini, his staircase in the Vatican, 108
  • Bindings, decorative value of, 146
  • Blinds, 73
  • Blois, spiral stairs in court-yard of château, 109;
    • cabinet of Catherine de' Medici, 123
  • Blondel, on doors, 58;
    • on fireplaces, 74
  • Book-cases, medieval, 145;
    • in Catherine de' Medici's cabinet, 145;
    • in France in the XVII century, 146;
    • built into the wall, 147;
    • in England, 149;
    • modern, 148
  • Books in the middle ages, 145;
    • in the Renaissance, 146
  • Bosse, Abraham, engravings of Louis XIII interiors, 69;
    • examples of state bedrooms, 123
  • Boudoir, 130;
    • modern decoration of, 170
  • Bramante, his use of the mezzanin floor, 5
  • Breakfast-room, 160
  • Bric-à-brac, definition of, 184;
    • knowledge of, 187;
    • superiority of old over new, 190
  • Burckhardt, on medieval house-planning, 107, note
  • Byfield, G., his stairs at Hurlingham, 111
  • Cabinet, Italian origin of, 123;
    • used in French Renaissance houses, 123;
    • of Catherine de' Medici, book-cases in, 145
  • Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus, example of Palladian manner, 4;
    • of English house-planning, 135
  • Carpets, in general color-scheme, 29;
    • choice of, 100;
    • Savonnerie, 100;
    • designs of, 101;
    • stair-carpets, 102, 118;
    • hall-carpets, 118
  • Caserta, staircase in royal palace, 108
  • Casino del Grotto, near Mantua, frescoes in, 42;
    • ceilings in, 98
  • Casts in vestibule, 105;
    • in hall, 118;
    • in school-room, 178
  • Ceilings, 89;
    • timbered, 90;
    • in France and England, 91;
    • Elizabethan, 92;
    • Louis XIII, 92;
    • Louis XV, 92;
    • Louis XVI, 93;
    • Adam, 93, 96;
    • objections to wooden, 94;
    • modern treatment of, 95;
    • frescoed, 97
  • Chambord, staircase at, 109
  • Chambre de parade, 123
  • Chandeliers, 140, 159
  • Chanteloup, library of, 149
  • Chantilly, stair-rail at, 113
  • Chevening, Inigo Jones's stairs at, 111
  • Cheverny, fireplace at, 74
  • Chinese art, influence of, on stuff patterns, 166
  • Chippendale's designs for grates, 81
  • "Colonial" style, the, 81
  • Color, use of, in decoration, 28;
    • predominance of one color in each room, 28;
    • color-schemes, 29
  • Cornices, interior, Durand on, 94
  • Cortile, Italian, modern adaptation of, 117
  • Coutant d'Ivry's stair-rail in the Palais Royal, 113
  • Curtains, mediæval and Renaissance, 69;
    • in XVII and XVIII centuries, 70;
    • muslin, 72
  • Dado, the, 37;
    • sometimes omitted in lobbies and corridors, 38
  • Decoration and furniture, harmony between, 13;
    • individuality in decoration, 17;
    • graduated scheme of, 24
  • "Den," furniture of, 152;
    • decoration of, 153
  • Dining-chairs, mediæval, 156;
    • XVII century, 159;
    • XVIII century, 159
  • Dining-room, origin of, 155;
    • in France, 154;
    • in England, 155;
    • furniture of, 156;
    • French, XVIII century, 157;
    • fountains in, 158;
    • decoration of modern, 160;
    • lighting of, 160;
    • state, 160;
    • heating of, 161
  • Dining-table, mediæval, 156;
    • modern, 161
  • Donowell, J., his stairs at West Wycombe, 111
  • Doors, 48;
    • sliding, origin of, 49;
    • double, 49;
    • mediæval, 51;
    • in palace of Urbino, 52;
    • in Italy, 52-54;
    • locks and hinges, 55;
    • in the Hôtels de Rohan, de Soubise, and de Toulouse, 56;
    • glass doors, 57;
    • treatment in England, 57;
    • mahogany, 58;
    • panelling, principles of, 59;
    • veneering, 61;
    • concealed doors, 61;
    • entrance-door, 103
  • Doorway, proper dimensions of, 51, 60;
    • treatment of, in Italy, 52;
    • in France, 55;
    • in England, 57
  • Drawing-room, in modern town houses, 20;
    • evolution of, in England, 122;
    • in France, 122;
    • origin of modern, 124;
    • treatment of, in England and America, 124;
    • furniture of, 127
  • Dressing-room, 171
  • Duchesse, 130
  • Durand, J. L. N., on originality in architecture, 10;
    • on interior cornices, 94
  • Easton Neston, use of panel-pictures at, 46
  • Entrance, treatment of, 103;
    • entrance-door, 103
  • Fenders, 85
  • Fire-backs, 80
  • Fire-boards, 86
  • Fireplaces, 74;
    • mediæval, construction of, 75;
    • in Italy, 75;
    • in France, 76;
    • lining of, 80;
    • American, 81;
    • accessories of, 84
  • Fire-screens, 86
  • Floors, 89;
    • of brick or stone, 99;
    • marble and mosaic, in Italy, 99;
    • parquet, 99;
    • of vestibule, 104;
    • of ball-room, 140
  • Fontana, his staircase in the royal palace, Naples, 108
  • Fountains in dining-rooms, 158
  • Fresco-painting, in wall-decoration, 41;
    • examples of, in Italy and France, 42;
    • in ceiling-decoration, 97;
    • in Italy, 97;
    • in France, 98;
    • in Italian gala rooms, 139
  • Furniture, in the middle ages, 7;
    • furniture and decoration, harmony between, 25;
    • modern English and American, 26;
  • XVIII century, in France and England, 27;
    • in vestibule, 105;
    • in hall, 117;
    • in salon de compagnie, 125;
    • in drawing-room, 127, 128;
    • English, XVIII century, 129;
    • in dining-room, 156;
    • in bedroom, 171;
    • in school-room, 180
  • Gabriel, influence of, on ornamental detail, 56;
    • on ceilings, 93;
    • on stair-rails, 114
  • Gala rooms, 134;
    • uses of, 135;
    • in Italy, 136
  • Gallery, 137
  • Genoa, royal palace, doors in, 54
  • Gibbons, Grinling, carvings for panel-pictures, 46
  • Gilding, deterioration of, 192
  • Giulio Romano's frescoes in the Palazzo del T, 136
  • Grand'salle, mediæval, 110
  • Grates, 81
  • Gwilt, his definition of staircase, 106
  • Hall, 106;
    • old English, 110;
    • uses of, 115;
    • modern treatment of, 115;
    • decoration of, 117;
    • furniture, 117;
    • floor of, 118;
    • lighting of, 119;
    • prints and pictures in, 119
  • Holkham, over-mantels at, 81
  • Hôtel de Rohan, doors in, 56
    • de Soubise, doors in, 56
    • de Toulouse, doors in, 56
  • Houghton Hall, doors in, 57, note
  • House, Carlton, stair-rail in, 114
    • Devonshire, stair-rail in, 114
    • Norfolk, stair-rail in, 114
  • Individuality in decoration, 17
  • Isabella of Este's apartment at Mantua, doorways in, 52
  • Jones, Inigo, his introduction of Palladian manner in England, 4, note;
    • influence on ceiling-decoration, 92;
    • on plan of English hall, 110;
    • his stairs at Castle Ashby, 111;
    • at Chevening, 111
  • Juvara, his staircase in the Palazzo Madama, Turin, 108
  • Lambrequin, origin of, 71
  • Lamour, Jean, his wrought-iron work at Nancy, 112
  • Lantern in vestibule, 105
  • Laurano, Luciano da, palace of Urbino built by, 6
  • Lebrun, door-locks in Galerie d'Apollon designed by, 55
  • Le Riche, frescoes of, in Belvédère, Versailles, 42
  • Library, 145;
    • in the university at Nancy, 149;
    • of Louis XVI, at Versailles, 149;
    • of Chanteloup, 149;
    • modern, decoration of, 150
  • Lit de parade, 122
  • Lit de repos, 130
  • Longhi, frescoes of, in Palazzo Sina, Venice, 143
  • Louis XIII, windows, 69;
    • ceilings, 92
  • Louis XIV, modern house-furnishing dates from his reign, 8;
    • style, characteristics of, 14;
    • window-shutters, 69;
    • influence on French, 77;
    • mantels, 78;
    • ceilings, 98;
    • stair-rails, 112;
    • ball-rooms, 140
  • Louis XV style, characteristics of, 13;
    • doors, 56;
    • ceilings, 92;
    • wrought-iron work, 112;
    • stair-rails, 113
  • Louis XVI style, characteristics of, 12;
    • Gabriel's influence on, 56, 93;
    • doors, 57;
    • ceilings, 93;
    • stair-rails, 114
  • Luciennes, Madame du Barry's dining-room at, 157
  • Mantegna's ceiling, palace of Mantua, 97
  • Mantel-pieces, Italian Renaissance, 77;
    • French Renaissance, 77;
    • Louis XIV, 78;
    • XVIII century, 79;
    • American, 82;
    • facing of, 83
  • Mantua, doorways in palace, 52, 54;
    • Mantegna's ceiling in, 97;
    • cabinet of Isabella of Este, 123
  • Mario dei Fiori, 139
  • Massimi alle Colonne, palace of, in Rome, 6
  • Mezzanin, origin of, 5; treatment of, 6
  • Ministère de la Marine, Paris, door in, 61
  • Mirrors, use of, in over-mantel, 79;
    • painted, in Borghese Palace, Rome, 139;
    • in ball-rooms, 141
  • Morelli's staircase in Palazzo Braschi, Rome, 108
  • Morning-room, 132
  • Mullions, use of, 66
  • Music-room, 142;
    • at Remiremont, 143
  • Music-stand, 144
  • Music-stool, 144
  • Nancy, wrought-iron work at, 112;
    • library in the university, 149
  • Naples, staircase in royal palace, 108
  • Niches, in hall and staircase, 117
  • Nursery, 181
  • Oberkampf, inventor of color-printing on cotton, 166
  • Object of art, definition of, 187;
    • reproductions of, 191
  • Openings, placing and proportion of, 23;
    • lines of, carried up to ceiling, 37, 52, 65, 74;
    • treatment of, in rocaille style, 56
  • Orders, use of, in wall-decoration, 36;
    • application to doorways in Italy, 53;
    • in France, 54;
    • in England, 57;
    • in ball-rooms, 139
  • Originality in art, 9;
    • J. L. N. Durand on, 10
  • Over-doors, mediæval treatment of, 52;
    • in Italy, 53;
    • in France, 55;
    • Louis XVI, 57
  • Over-mantels, Renaissance, 76;
    • use of mirror in, 79;
    • XVIII-century treatment, 79;
    • in England, 81
  • Palais Royal, stair-rail in, 113
  • Palazzo Borghese, Rome, painted mirrors in, 139
    • Braschi, Rome, staircase in, 108
    • Gondi, Florence, stairs in, 108
    • Labia, Venice, frescoes in, 136
    • Madama, Turin, staircase in, 108
    • Massimi alle Colonne, Rome, date of, 6
    • Piccolomini, at Pienza, staircase in, 108, note
    • Pitti, Florence, bath-room in, 172
    • Reale, Caserta, staircase in, 108
    • Reale, Naples, staircase in, 108
    • Riccardi, staircase in, 108, note
    • Sina, Venice, frescoes in, 143
    • del T, Mantua, frescoes in, 136
  • Palladian window, 67
  • Panelling, in Italy and north of the Alps, 40;
    • wood, stone and stucco, 40, 42;
    • subdivisions of, 43
  • Parma, Araldi's ceiling in convent of St. Paul, 97;
    • rocaille stoves in museum, 121
  • Pavia, Certosa of, doorways in, 52
  • Perroquets, 141
  • Perugia, ceiling in the Sala del Cambio, 97
  • Perugino's ceiling in the Sala del Cambio, Perugia, 97
  • Peruzzi, Baldassare, his use of the mezzanin, 5
  • Piano, design of, 143
  • Pictures, proper background for, 45;
    • mode of hanging, 46;
    • in hall, 119;
    • in dining-room, 160;
    • in school-room, 180
  • Picture-frames, selection of, 45
  • Plan of house in relation to decoration, 23
  • Plate-glass in windows, 67
  • Pompadour, Madame de, dining-room fountain of, 158
  • Pompeii, wall-frescoes of, 41
  • Portière, use of, 59
  • Presses, old English, 117
  • Prints in hall, 120;
    • in school-room, 180
  • Privacy, modern indifference to, 22
  • Proportion, definition of, 31;
    • Isaac Ware on, 32
  • Pyne's Royal Residences, examples of pictures set in panels, 46
  • Rambouillet, Madame de, her influence on house-planning, 8
  • Raphael, ceilings of, 97
  • Remiremont, music-room at, 143
  • Renaissance, characteristics of domestic architecture, 4;
    • doors, 52;
    • window-curtains, 69;
    • mantels, 76, 77;
    • ceilings, 90-92;
    • French architects of, 109
  • Rennes, Palais de Justice, carved wooden ceilings, 89
  • Rugs, Oriental, 29, 100;
    • modern European, 101
  • Salon à l'Italienne, see Saloon
  • Salon de compagnie, origin and use of, 123, 125;
    • decoration and furniture of, 125;
    • lighting of, 126
  • Salon de famille, origin and use of, 123
  • Saloon, adaptation of, in England by Inigo Jones, 111;
    • introduction in France, 123;
    • uses in Italy, 136;
    • at Vaux-le-Vicomte, 137
  • School-room, 172;
    • decoration of, 178
  • Screen in Tudor halls, 110
  • Shobden Court, stairs in, 111
  • Shutters, interior decoration of, 69;
    • at Vaux-le-Vicomte, 69;
    • in rooms of Mesdames de France, Versailles, 69;
    • purpose of, 72
  • Sideboard, mediæval, 156;
    • in France, 157
  • Smoking-room, 151
  • Stairs, 106;
    • development of, in Italy, 107;
    • in the Palladian period, 108;
    • in the XVII and XVIII centuries, 108;
    • spiral, 109;
    • in hall, in England, 111;
    • construction of, in Italy, 112;
    • in France, 112
  • Stair-carpets, 118
  • Staircase, meaning of term, 106;
    • walls of, 117;
    • in simple houses, 119;
    • lighting of, 119
  • Stair-rails, in Italy and France, 112;
    • Louis XIV and XV, 113;
    • Louis XVI and Empire, 113;
    • Tudor and Elizabethan, 114;
    • Palladian, in England, 114
  • Stoves, use of, in hall, 120;
    • examples of old stoves, 121;
    • in dining-room, 161
  • Stucco, use of, in decoration, 40;
    • panelling, in Italy, 40;
    • in ceilings, 90;
    • in Elizabethan ceilings, 92;
    • combined with painting, 97
  • Stuff hangings, 44
  • Stupinigi, frescoes at, 42;
    • over-mantels at, 80
  • Styles, essence of, 11;
    • conformity to, 13
  • Symmetry, definition of, 33;
    • advantages of, 34
  • Tapestry, use of, in northern Europe, 39;
    • its subordination to architectural lines of room, 39
  • Tiepolo, frescoes of, in the Villa Valmarana, 42;
    • in the Palazzo Labia, 136
  • Titian's "Presentation of the Virgin," doorway in, 53
  • Toiles de Jouy, 166
  • Trianon-sous-Bois, fountains in banqueting-gallery, 158
  • Udine, Giovanni da, ceilings of, in collaboration with Raphael, 97
  • Urbino, ducal palace of, 6;
    • doors in, 52;
    • fireplace in, 74;
    • cabinet of Isabella of Este, 123;
  • Vanvitelli's staircase at Caserta, 108
  • Vatican, Bernini's staircase in, 108
  • Vault, the Roman, influence of, on ceilings, 191
  • Vaux-le-Vicomte, interior shutters at, 69;
    • saloon at, 137
  • Versailles, frescoes in Belvédère, 42;
    • windows in rooms of Mesdames de France, 68;
    • shutters in same, 69;
    • library of Louis XVI, 148
  • Vestibule, 104;
    • furniture of, 105;
    • lighting of, 105;
    • absence of, in English house-planning, 110
  • Villa, Italian, chief features of, 4, note
  • Villa Giacomelli, at Maser, over-mantel in, 76;
    • Madama, in Rome, ceiling of loggia, 97;
    • Rotonda, near Vicenza, saloon in, 136;
    • Valmarana, near Vicenza, frescoes in, 42;
    • Vertemati, near Chiavenna, over-mantel in, 76;
    • carved wooden ceiling in, 89
  • Viollet-le-Duc, on doorways, 52, note;
    • on mediæval house-planning, 109
  • Voguë, Hôtel, at Dijon, 7
  • Wall-decoration, 38
  • Wall-papers, 44
  • Walls, 31
  • Ware, Isaac, on proportion, 32;
    • on sliding doors, 49;
    • his definition of staircase, 106
  • West Wycombe, Donowell's stairs at, 111
  • Windows, decorative value of, 64;
    • dimensions of, 65;
    • plate-glass in, 67;
    • French or casement, 68;
    • sash, 68;
    • curtains, 69, 70;
    • shutters, 69, 72;
    • lambrequin, 71;
    • muslin curtains, 72;
    • blinds, 73
  • Wood-box, 86