A book of studies in plant form with some suggestions for their application to design (1896)
Lilley, A. E. V, Midgeley, W., joint author · New York : Scribner · leaf 21
bad one, between a fine formand a mean one, and between harmonious and vulgar colour.And although every one possesses this good taste in somedegree, there is only one way in which a designer can developit sufficiently for his needs ; he must read a little thoughtfullyand diligently in Natures… … Fig. 6.—Dandelion. Flowers golden yellow. Height 15 inches. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN so that perhaps there is, afterall, only one principle of orna-ment —that it must be interest-ing. Interesting first becauseof its perfect fitness for its pur-pose ; so that it must never seeman unnecessary encumbrance…
Decoration and ornament
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