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The grammar of ornament (1868)

Jones, Owen, 1809-1874, Waring, J. B. (John Burley), 1823-1875, Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah), 1805-1893, Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877, Bernard Quaritch (Firm), publisher · London : Bernard Quaritch, 15 Piccadilly · leaf 110

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ROMAN ORNAMENT. examples on Plates XXVI. and XXVII. The leaves are flattened out, and they lay one over theother, as in the cut. … Fragment of the Frieze of the Temple of the Sun, Colonna Palace, Rome.—L. Vulliamy. The various capitals which we have engraved from Taylor and Cresys work have been placed injuxtaposition, to show how little variety the Eomans were able to produce in following out this applicationof the acanthus.…

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