Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 198
garden.We have it in the Bible in the Garden of Eden- —an inclosed pleasance or park full of choice treesand rare flowers, animals of the chase, and birds.This idea recurs constantly in Persian design.The very scheme of the typical carpet seems de-rived from it—a rich vari-coloured field… … holy carpet of the mosque at ardebil (south kensington museum). // N THE CLIMATIC INFLUENCE desert; the ^^rateful relief of the colour and shadeof green trees and fresh flowers ; the sound ofwaters; the delloht of the horseman and thehunter ; the dark forest full of dangerous animals—are not these…
Decoration and ornament
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