Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 108
ART IN ORNAMENT AND DRESS. 94 ground plan and cubical in its elevation would be in the highest degree displeasing, because standing before equal surfaces and façades all alike, we should not know how to estimate its dimensions ; we should not be able to dis- tinguish the entrance from the exit, nor… … reason a direction is necessary in ornaments for the human figure, especially those for the head, because it is impossible to conceive a living being, even in repose, without freedom of movement, without a possible and impending change of position, so that if one sees the figure in profile from a…
Clothing and dress · Decoration and ornament · Fashion and art
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