Heraldry and floral forms as used in decoration; (1922)
Cole, Herbert · London & Toronto, J. M. Dent & Sons ltd.; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 168
Chair-back panel, carved wood, showing Oriental influence—English, ijth century AS USED IN DECORATION 157 chosen is beyond the full-blown; the petals seem about to drop.The peculiar form in the centre of the design is a conventional cypresstree, and a very beautiful and uncommon form it makes.… … Rhodian, who painted this vase, worried about the differences of sizeand scale. We need not do so either, for the shapes are all so farremoved from imitation that they do not challenge comparison inthis respect, and so satisfying is the pattern and arrangement of line,form and colour, that we would…
Decoration and ornament · Heraldry · Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms
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