Arbor vitae : a book on the nature & development of imaginative design for the use of teachers, handicraftsmen & others (1910)
Blount, Godfrey · London : A.C. Fifield · leaf 192
^/J xxxvn. Traditional Factors in Arabesque Dbsign, … i86 ARBOR VITiE. he is more worthy of imitation. Beautiful colour and delicate linesare just as independent of the conditions of aerial perspective as isthe expression of strong feeling and vigorous action. The Eastern artist is wilfully untrue to Nature. That is at oncethe secret of his power and…
Decoration and ornament
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