Architecture : an introduction to the history and theory of the art of building (1912)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 19
utilitarianorigin of the manifestations which we grouptogether under the name of aesthetic. Thisutilitarian purpose is in almost every caseconfused with a religious or rather with amagical purpose. The earliest pottery carries forward eitherthe forms of gourds or of baskets. Even sucha rudimentary… … ARCHEOLOGY AND ORNAMENT 17 shows the decoration on a prehistoric pot fromNTagada restored from some fragments ofmine. The ornament consists of flamingoesbetween two rows of mountains. The wholemay be a shorthand picture of the Nile. B CHAPTER II ORIGINS OF ARCHITECTURE Only by searching out origins…
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