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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 305

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i … of specimens, in the majority of which gracefulness of line, and a highly artificial, though apparentlynatural, distribution of the ornament upon its field, are the prevailing characteristics. The Lombardi,in their works at the Church of Sta. Maria dei Miracoli, Venice (Plate LXXIV., Figs. 1, 8, 9;…

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