On colour, and on the necessity for a general diffusion of taste among all classes : with remarks on laying out dressed geometrical gardens, examples of good and bad taste, illustrated by woodcuts and coloured plates in contrast (1858)
Wilkinson, John Gardner, 1797-1875 · London : J. Murray · leaf 241
, the horse,and others, suffice to show that this is impossible; and it is evi-dent that we must appeal to the perceptive faculties. When,however, the eye has told us that the proportion of an object isgood, it is of importance, if possible, to discover the conditions 206 ON TASTE IN ORNAMENTAL… … fall perpendicular to the two oppositeedges of the circle, to form the uprightsides; and another line drawn horizon-tally, as a tangent to the lower edge, formsthe base of the drum of the cupola, theheight of which reaches about half-wayto the centre of the circle ; and in this areplaced the…
Color · Decoration and ornament · Gardens
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