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Elementary principles of ornament (1890)

Ward, James, 1851-1927 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 26

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51 … 35 We now pass naturally from the circle to the spiralelement, from which undoubtedly the greatest part ofornamental forms are derived. 14 ELEMENTARY Fig. 35 is an Egyptian wave scroll, and 36 is thefamiliar Greek wave pattern. Fig. 37 is from Egyptianceiling decoration ; all these types contain…

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