II.—DECORATIVE ART—FORM. In the last Lecture I attempted to describeto you the origin and nature of the UsefulArts,—operations of the hand and the in-telligence of man together, the intentionof which is to supply his wants and neces-sities ; and I showed you that in almostevery object produced by…
Art · Decoration and ornament · Aesthetics
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