Ward, James, 1851-1927 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 43
ssof cast shadow. An equal division of the larger massesof light and dark, connected and softened by lesser tones 3o ELEMENTARY of depth, would perhaps be the most desirable arrange-ment. On the carved surface itself, the treatment should berendered so that the play of light and shade may be… … The proper balance of light and shade is of the greatestimportance in relief ornament. This class of ornament isseen to greater advantage out of doors, and we may hereremark that in a sunny climate, a lower relief in carving,and more delicacy in the moulding ornaments in archi-tecture, would be…
Decoration and ornament
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