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 46
borders, are very valuable, too, for tying themasses of ornament together (Fig. 90), andrequire very careful arranging. The border and filling, although distinct,must nevertheless appear to belong to the same scheme ofdecoration ; and to give this unity of effect it is well to com- … FiG. 44.—Thorn-apple. Flowers white, 4 inchts long. pose the border of the same natural forms as the filling butdifferently treated (Figs. 112, 116, 160). In rectangular repeating borders the corner is the chiefdifficulty, and must be considered first. It will be found that STUDIES IN PLANT FORM…
Decoration and ornament
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