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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 175

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MORESQUE ORNAMENT. In the early works of the Gothic period, the tracery would appear to have been much less theoffspring of compass-work than in the later period, which has most appropriately been termed theGeometrical, from the immoderate use of compass-work. Here is a curve (a) common to Greek…

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