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 73
der-cutting. The free introduction of monsters and animals is likewise acharacteristic of Greek and Roman ornament,—as the sphinx,the triton, the griffin, and others: they occur, however, muchmore abundantly in the Roman. The most splendid Romanornamental specimens are those which have been dug up… … Chimera. . / ROMAN. ROMAN. CHAPTER IX. THE DECLINE OF ANCIENT ART. We have hitherto looked at only the bright side of this period :we must not overlook those features which more especially consti-tute it a period of decline. In the first place, quantity generallysupplanted quality; and in the…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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