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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 141

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57 m f.i? £ -3 vly | 1 ■ 111 ARABIAN ORNAMENT. there was this difference, that with the Greeks the flowers or leaves do not form part of the scroll,but grow out of it, whilst with the Arabs the scroll was transformed into an intermediate leaf. No. 37shows the continuous scroll derived from the…

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