Decorative elements in architecture; random observations on the eternal fitness of things from a decorative point of view (1917)
Paris, William Francklyn, 1871- · New York, John Lane company ; London, John Lane · leaf 116
r architects. Nothing that isbeautiful ever dies, and one of the most uncon-trovertible axioms is that all art which is notbased upon tradition is doomed to death. Let it be set down at once that this truth isnot the rallying cry of the reactionary, or evenof the conservative in art, but rather of… … XXVII. BOULE CLOCK A form must be beautiful in itself. The artist can never hopeto overcome its imperfections by means of applied decoration THE INHERITANCE OF THE PAST tion and never of a sudden revolution or of avolcanic eruption of individual genius. The full significance of the word…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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