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 27
the Eomans has established an extraordinary prestigefor the acanthus, but any other materials would answer thepurpose. In the anthemions we have a compound element, a successionor alternation of an harmonic group of curves, in a conventionaladaptation of floral forms, as the name anthemion itself… … Anthemion. Apollo Epicurius. Every example of an ornament must have an individuality ofdetail necessarily, but it is a great mistake to adopt this detailas an essential part of the ornament; for example, no two Greek ORNAMENT. 23 arithemions are alike, but there are some few wliicli contain amember…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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