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 69
P. 53. Nest of Scroll. Ancient Panel, Florence. ROMAN. ROMAN ORNAMENT. 53 literally implies, all the three Greek orders at once, the echinus,the voluted, and the acanthus orders. It is perhaps incorrect to say that there is no new element inRoman ornament. I believe the shell, which in after…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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