Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. (1915)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836- [from old catalog] · Chicago, Ill., Printed by F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 216
ANADA. formed of the most multifarious entwinings of straightor curved lines or belts, sometimes bearing a resemblanceto vegetable forms, as Figs. 120, 121, 122, and 123demonstrate. Each of these patterns is extended overconsiderable surfaces. A brilliant but not a staring EASY LESSONS IN… … Fig. 121. In conformity with religious regulations, the orna-mentations never express a symbolic meaning. On theother hand, numerous inscriptions form an essentiallycharacteristic part of the embellishment of Saracenicbuildings: they are principally passages from theKoran, or proverbs, and are…
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