Ward, James, 1851-1927 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 69
ther phase of floral and leaf growth, and its proper 56 ELEMENTARY development to pure ornament can be studied in themany rosette patterns of the various styles. These,though circular in plan, which at first sight would appearto be derived from flower heads and cups, are in reality acluster of… … arranged in a whorl around the joints of their uprightstems : looking down on these leaves we notice the planappears like a rosette. This idea must have occurred tothe ancients when designing their rosettes and paterae.The results obtained by grouping a cluster of leavestogether in this manner are…
Decoration and ornament
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