Instructions for the adornment and embellishment of dwelling houses: entitled interior decoration, illustrated with numerous designs and examples of appropriate colours in chromo-lithography / by Owen W. Davis. (1886)
Owen W. Davis · Winsor & Newton · leaf 61
54 RUDIMENTS OF DECORATIVE PAINTING. ~ The woodcut No. 19, which may aid as a sugges- tion, is taken from an old Italian example of ceiling decoration. CEILING.—Generally the ceiling decoration will be more delicate than the wall treatment; a soft aérial atmosphere should seem to hang about it,… … No 19.—A Portion oF AN ITALIAN CEILING. may be aided with gold, introduced in bold and telling masses. The engraving No. 5 gives an excellent suggestion for a painted ceiling, to be executed in stencil and skilful outlining. A raised flock, of four or six thicknesses, affords a good surface for a…
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