Ward, James, 1851-1927 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 52
Flat surfaces should never be destroyed by their orna-mentation, painted decoration, for example, should nothave cast shadows; a slight rounding of the forms is PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENT. 39 admissible, and often adds to their beauty, but it mustnever be carried so far as to make the decoration appear … 74 to want cast shadows ; it is obvious that shadow paintingsof ornament are imitations of wood or stone carving, and,unless we want purposely to deceive the eye as to the 4o ELEMENTARY nature of our work, there is no reason why this imitationof carving should supplant genuine painted ornament. The…
Decoration and ornament
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