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 56
lesson in colouring! As for form, observe the skeleton of the rhinoc-eros and of the camel. It is in the skeleton thatarchitecture finds all its formulae demonstrated.In the rhinoceros the framework is heavy andthick-set, in accordance with its purpose, which isto support a massive and slow-moving… … IX. ARM CHAIR—LYONNAISE SCHOOLXVI CENTURY A chair may be doleful or festive, formal or familiar,dainty or robust, masculine or feminine
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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