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 237
altar. It is the infinity of his subject-matter that should vex the artist more than the difficulty of findinga worthy theme for his pencil or chisel. Think of all that a boat,for instance, ought to mean to man. He fishes from it ; it is thefaithful charger he trusts himself to on the deceitful… … Fig. 38.—The Boat as a Motive of Decoration. and venture, for which heroes leave their homes and embark toface unknown seas, monsters of one-eyed prejudice, procrastinatingharpies, irresolute whirlpools, and scornful incredulity, to search forfleeces of gold, balmy Americas, new kingdoms, or old…
Decoration and ornament
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