Evolution in art: as illustrated by the life-histories of designs (1895)
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940 · London, W. Scott, ltd. · leaf 121
EVOLUTION IN ART. twisted design, as occurs in the zonal decoration of a bronze vessel from a Swiss lake-dwelling. (Plate L, Fig. 5.) There is no reason to believe that lashing was actually employed on older forms of Assyrian combs, or prehistoric bone needles or bronze knives, nevertheless the… … Fig. 49. — Rubbing of part of the decoration of a Tongan club in the Norwich Museum ; one-half natural size. from ligatures; more from the fact that such patterns were familiar, and a feeling for a need of decoration, than for any special appropriateness. One frequently finds designs in the…
Decoration and ornament · Art, Primitive
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