Evolution in art : as illustrated by the life-histories of designs (1902)
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940 · London : W. Scott ; New York : C. Scribner's · leaf 196
tremities; these arehere arranged with perfect regularity, but sometimes onlythe latter occur in patterns, and then they are often some-what irregularly disposed. From his prolonged study of ancient American art, Mr.Holmes formulates the following generalisation:—Theagencies of modification… … Fig. ioi.—Pattern composed of alligator derivatives, from a claydrum painted in the style of the lost colour group, Chiriqui;after Holmes. devices upon which our leading ornaments, such as themeander, the scroll, the fret, the chevron, and the guilloche,are based (p. 187). The importance of the…
Decoration and ornament · Art, Primitive
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