Creative & imitative art : decoration and ornamentation (1873)
J. T. L. (J. T. Lyon) · Brussels : M. Weissenbruch · leaf 114
mall household object, might, to a certain degree, redeem the want of such a severe purity. The Egyptian outlines were, as a rule, drawn to a large size upon the flat sides of their buildings, so that « he who ran could read, » and rea- dily depict every feature in perspective; whereas the Greek… … countenance. Does it not Fig. 42. Rosselini’s Egypt, appear to throw a spirit vol. I, n° 20. of life into it, which no amount of correct drawing of the side view could do ? Let the reader quietly contemplate this charming face ,
Decoration and ornament · Glass painting and staining
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![An illustration from Catalogue des monuments et inscriptions de l'Égypte antique / publié sous les auspices de S.A. Abbas II Helmi par la direction générale du Service des antiquités [de l'Égypte] ; par J. de Morgan, U. Bouriant, G. Legrain, G. Jéquier, A. Barsanti (1894)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-cataloguedesmonu31egyp-82-150.webp)
