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The evolution of architectural ornament (1913)

Middleton, G. A. T. (George Alexander Thomas) · London, F. Griffiths · leaf 67

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s intended to embellish, but appears as if it werethrown on open-handedly, and its principal characteristic is the acanthusfoliage with which its many twists and volutes are enveloped. Thereis little connection between one leaf and another, but the leaves areapphed for enrichment only. They are…

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