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The bases of design (1902)

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 126

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spirals, and lines ; as well as the amount of fantasyand feelinor which an inventive desic^ner andcraftsman can put into such work in its more com- 104 THE INFLUENCE OF MATERTAE AND METITOl)plcx and elaborate forms, and, above all, howperfectly it may be made to unite serviceablenessand beauty;… … ■■^■■. essential unity of material and method with theirresults in design. The illustrations given exemplify different varie-ties of treatment, and also show how design in iron-work, in addition to the influence of the material,is controlled by the spirit and period of the archi-tecture of which it…

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