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 56
or flower-ornament, is more than the mere honeysuckle (orpalm-branch, whatever it may be), even when so applied : it isthis flower-form alternated with the lily or analogous form. Thisis the case with every example, except a very few, upon the vases.There is, however, no actual imitation whatever… … / GREEK ORNAMENT. 47 all events, such ornaments do not belong to prominent character-istics of style. The architectural features of the Greek are still more dis-tinctive than the ornamental in comparison with the Egyptian.The flat, ponderous, sloping buildings of the Egyptians, are bothbeautiful…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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