The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house (1871)
Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871 · London, J. C. Hotten · leaf 467
stic and pleasingwill not be out of place. The present patterns are almost entirely of a con- ENCAUSTIC TILES. 461 ventional kind, or according to strict geometric forms.The same pattern is repeated all over the surface,without variation, and however excellent the patternmay be, it is designed on… … Design for wall encaustic tile. The first tile shows eight points in which the stem ofthe pattern (suppose that of a flower design) meets inthem all. The second tile shows the stem; the thirdand fourth the flower pattern varied. One tile mighthave more flowers than leaves, another all leaves…
Architecture, Domestic
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