The essentials of æsthetics in music, poetry, painting, sculpture and architecture (1921)
Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 · New York ; London : G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 375
nChapter III. of this book is said to separate that whichis done with a utilitarian aim and an aesthetic. If a formof outline naturally fitting into the shape of an uprightelliptical figure, be the one which requires, to recogniseit, the least visual activity, work, or effort, then thisform must be… … FIG. 78.—VASES OUTLINED BY ELLIPSES AND CIRCLES. 353 23 See PaSe 355- 354 THE ESSENTIALS OF ESTHETICS. fitted to be perceived, which is the exact etymologicalmeaning of the word cesthetic. This fact furnishes thebest possible justification for calling the curve—particu-larly, as we shall notice…
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