Moore, Charles Herbert, 1840-1930 · New York, London, The Macmillan Company · leaf 209
ot a much truer architectural expression. A great deal of this carving is in close imitation of Romanmodels, as a comparison of a fragment of Roman arabesquefrom the Museum of Florence (Fig. 96) with a fragment ofRenaissance arabesque from the Ducal Palace of Gubbio (Fig.97) will show. But in… … Fig. 96. — Roman Arabesque. highly artificial, consisting of formal scrolls and meanders, andthe leafage and other forms introduced are treated artificiallywithout being finely conventionalized. The conventions of this
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