Jacobean writers. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This does not mean, however, that one is safe in buying anything called Jacobean or Queen Anne or Georgian. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
The "Jacobean" pile high on the hillside is so only in name, for it was built by the architect of Big. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
A beautiful eighteenth-century chest of drawers really is almost as easy to manipulate as my "Jacobean" chest. From Wordnik.com. [Impressions and Comments] Reference
Now let us return a moment to the Jacobean period. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Interior Decoration] Reference
She sat in a Jacobean chair and poured tea for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Gay Cockade] Reference
The monument is a good specimen of the Jacobean style. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See] Reference
Drawing-tables were very popular during Jacobean times. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
Then come tombs of the Elizabethan and Jacobean period. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
It was this characteristic of Jacobean politicians which Ben. From Wordnik.com. [English Travellers of the Renaissance] Reference
A passing notice is merited by the pulpit, which is Jacobean. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric] Reference
Herrings and, since early Jacobean days, of the Williams family. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
Sheraton and Rococo, Early Jacobean oak and late eighteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration] Reference
The Jacobean period began with James I, and lasted until the time of. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
Jacobean pulpit and panelled ceiling are among the details of the interior. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
There were three major styles in the seventeenth century: the Jacobean, the. From Wordnik.com. [Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century] Reference
To ferret out objects of vertu the Jacobean gentleman would take any journey. From Wordnik.com. [English Travellers of the Renaissance] Reference
Propped up against the vestry wall is a Jacobean altar-stone, formerly on the. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
Elizabethan or Jacobean sound, whether she used the precise expression or not. From Wordnik.com. [On the Stairs] Reference
The Jacobean period lasted from the time of James I to the time of William and Mary. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
The Jacobean pulpit and Tudor altar tomb of Sir Richard Mompesson should be noticed. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
It began in the time of Henry VIII and lasted through the Tudor and Jacobean periods. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
Rector, in old oak, in Jacobean style, in memory of his father, who was rector 49 years. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
But the Elizabethan, or even early Jacobean, house tells us of England in her golden age. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
Jacobean architecture was at its best, but they could give little thought to style or detail. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
It has one fine old Jacobean building -- the "King's House," where the Forest Courts are held. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
The beautiful and original fourteenth-century glass should be noticed and also the Jacobean pulpit. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
Tudor roses, arches, spindle ornaments and many other designs common to the Tudor and Jacobean periods. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
Some of the Jacobean cabinets had panels of ebony, the other parts inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Interior Decoration] Reference
This may seem an unnecessary warning, but I have seen dainty oval Hepplewhite handles used on a heavy Jacobean chest. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
For instance, do not buy any Tudor, Elizabethan, Jacobean, or Charles II furniture made of mahogany or with a high polish. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
The oak furniture of Jacobean days does not harmonize with the delicate mahogany furniture of the eighteenth century in England. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
The silver Jacobean furniture is interesting and the best examples of this type are said to be those belonging to Lord Sackville. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Interior Decoration] Reference
Other Jacobean chairs had scrollwork carved and pierced, with central panel in the back of embroidery, while the seat was of cane. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Interior Decoration] Reference
"Rakes" and containing curiously carved cupboard doors and posts torn from churches ornamented in Jacobean style by the sacrilegious. From Wordnik.com. [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference
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