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 23
nd figure;for as it is in this case thegroup that is repeated, thegroup of figures becomes thepattern or unit of repetition. Geometric diapers are infinite, and by a judicious variationof colours may be made extremely beautiful. The majority ofancient mosaics are diapersof this character, and…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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