Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 153
an would be agreeable in a pattern for extensionon a plane surface, unless we except carpets, whereboldness of form and richness of colour are de-sirable. Such conditions as these influence every depart-ment of decorative design, and in proportion tothe completeness with \vhich they are satisfied… … PROP REPEAT WALL-PAPER. DESIGNED BV WALTER CRAXE, 3^ ini<: iNii^uicNCic oi coNDrriONS The j)crsistence of certain well-known types ofpattern is probably due to this such as the con-tinual reappearance of the Cireek fret in variousforms as a border desio^n in all sorts of work. Ouestions of scale…
Decoration and ornament
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