Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use (1900)
Meyer, Franz Sales, 1849- · New York, B. Hessling · leaf 48
. Thecentre of the upper lies in the intersection of tangents to thelower and upper circles. 15. Example of the subdivision and decoration of an ellipse, (Storcka Zeichenvorlagen). The Three-centred Arch. Tlie Three-centred arch, which was often used in the Transitionperiod between the Gothic and… … B. NATURAL FORMS. a. The Organisms of Plants (Flora of Ornameni). In nearly every style the plant-world has been used in patterns.Leaves, sprays, flowers, and fruits, either singly or combined, havebeen adapted in ornament. The direct imitation of nature, retainingform and color as much as…
Decoration and ornament · Art objects
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