Analysis of ornament. The characteristics of styles: an introduction to the study of the history of ornamental art; being an outline of a course of sixteen lectures on that subject, originally prepared for the government schools of design in the years 1848, 1849, 1850 (1856)
Wornum, Ralph Nicholson, 1812-1877, Finden, A, F., A. F, Halliday, G, Hutton, M. M, Mateaux, G, Rees, M. R, S., H. M, Sheldrick, E, Sparling, H. M, Swallow, Jane F, Wheeler, S. A · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 106
ings, are all imitations of these Saracenic wall diapers. The very word " Damask " means Damascus work. Damascus, how- ever, was famous for such fabrics before its conquest by the Arabs. It was called Damesk, and was a place of repute even in the time of Abraham. Damascus is still famous for its… … Christian symbols, more especially the Cross, which never occurs in genuine Saracenic work.. This renders the Siculo-Norman a very complete style, and it is displayed in great magnificence in the Cathedral of Messina. The Alhambra does not exhibit that Byzantine character in its details which we…
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