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 22
and ;it must seem to be full of thought,but thought so simplified andordered as to be followed with-out fatigue.^ Perhaps the otherprinciples of ornament are reallydevices for helping the designerto fulfil this last requirement—to make the most of his inven-tion, and to give to his orna-ment… … Fig. 7.—Columbine. Two feet high. Flowerswhite to purple. ■■ It is true that a certaia suggestion of mystery is sometimes most useful indesign ; but it must be quite evident that the designer intends it to be a mystery,and does not expect us to unravel it. B 2 STUDIES IN PLANT FORM AND DESIGN
Decoration and ornament
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