Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 79
YZANTINE INFLUENCE The Decorative Periods ;; conjunction with Arabesques, the last of the distinctly Arabianmotifs in decoration. The firs^^|uests of the Mohammedans were in Syria, atthat time 2^^^^i the l^yzantine Empire ; thus Byzantine in-tluen<^^onTOie earhest days crept into Arabic art.… … ITALIAN, SIXTEENTH CENTURY. SHOWINGFIRST USE OF PINEAPPLE AS DESIGN MOTIVE 78 The Decorative Periods The law of growth was carefully observed.Every leaf came out of a stalk; every stalk out of a stem;every stem out of a root, often elaborate in its ramifications. The Mohammedans invaded Egypt,…
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