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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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Greek. Moresque. The upright patterns on this Plate, chiefly from the soffits of windows, and therefore having allan upright tendency in their lines, may be considered as the germs of all those exquisitely-designedpatterns of this class, where the repetition of the same patterns side by side…

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