Analysis of ornament : the characteristics of styles : an introduction to the study of the history of ornamental art (1873)
Wornum, Ralph Nicholson, 1812-1877 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 30
ornamental prin- ciples than the uniform covering the entire surface. De- corations which are spread uniformly over a surface are commonly called diapers — an expression supposed to be derived from Ypres, the name of the Flemish town where cloths so decorated were first or largely manufactured.… … Diapers are suited for flat or round work of every class in manufactures or in mural decoration. Units of repetition, or repeats of irregular shapes, arranged diagonally, have the finest effects. A
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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