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Examples

  • This piece of furniture, in modern Italian _spalliera_, French _epaulière_, is common in large houses at the present day.

    The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

  • I have placed these in pairs at the ends of the desks opposite the settle (_spalliera_).

    The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

  • But the presence of a _spalliera_ is not the only peculiarity in the furniture of this room.

    The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

  • There was also a _spalliera_, which held the Papal Registers.

    The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

  • I have placed the _spalliera_, with its four coffers (_capsæ_) under the seat, below the window.

    The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

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