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 16
A Gas Jet. … 12 ORNAMENT. no independent existence practically. We cannot look upon anymere ornament without instantly associating it with somethingthat it is fit, or is destined, to adorn; as a necklace, or a bracelet.Even a statuette is not an ornament, unless you associate it withsome shelf or other object…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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