Brown, G. Baldwin (Gerard Baldwin), 1849-1932, Webster, A. Blyth (Adam Blyth), 1882-1956, Sexton, Eric H. L. (Eric Hyde Lord), 1902-1980 · London, J. Murray · leaf 54
n many quaint and charming bitsof old half-timber work in different parts of the country.Some ornamentation is however very commonly present,and will be found sparingly used in the cottage before us,while it is often employed with some lavishness in districtslike the western Midlands, where the… … Fig. 3,—Diagram of structure of half-timber Cottage, (To face p. 28.) THE GENESIS OF ITS ORNAMENT 29 natural marks of manipulation on a material, rendered alittle more emphatic and regular. The craftsman was notinfluenced by any doctrine about the artistic value ofadornment, but he had certain…
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