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 28
Fig. 12.—Prickly Sow Thistle. Thirty inches high. Yellow flowers. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 9 beautiful becoming ornament by being thoughtfully arrangedin obedience to the principles of repetition, variety, andgradation. The veins of the leaf give an example of radiation, anotherinvaluable device for… … Fig. 13.—Lily of the Valley. Flowers white. Running root-stock. to think of flowers, wings, shells, drapery, and so on. Noticetoo how the ends of the veins are curved round into the outline.This beautiful flow of one line into another is called compositionof line, ^nd is of the utmost value in…
Decoration and ornament
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