Analysis of ornament. The characteristics of styles : an introduction to the study of the history of ornamental art (1860)
Wornum, Ralph Nicholson, 1812-1877 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 14
Flat. 10 ORNAMENT. ciple, must be kept secondary to effect, if we are desirous ofmaking a good design. Introduce what symbols we will, orapply our designs how we will, they must be made subject to theruling principles of ornament itself, or, however good the symbol-ism, our design is a mere crudity…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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