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 346
to the classical. Linesreach a Greek precision, and curves gradually dis-appear in favour of rectilinear ornament. The metal work of the time of Louis XVI,however, is only a shade less beautiful than thatexecuted in the reign of Louis XIV and Louis XV,and the screen of the courtyard of the Palais… … XCVII. FRENCH DOOR KNOCKERFrench Knocker XV century, pris dans la masse WROUGHT IRON century, particularly in its application to grillesin ecclesiastical edifices, that it has imparted adistinct national lustre to metal working in thatcountry which the ironwork of Germany or Flandersnever…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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