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 222
ecoration, but a want of centralising or nice distribution of thestrong spots of tone leads to a lack of balance and sense of weightevenly distributed. The nature studies of Canterbury bells are given here that theymay show what they look like when translated into the terms ofJacobean embroidery.… … 212 FLORAL FORMS of the vine leaf, gradually wandering from the original till it becomesquite a convention. Nevertheless they are beautiful pieces of decora-tion, and we can admire the way the glass craftsmen darkens hisground between the forms, and contrasts his coloured or decoratedand plain…
Decoration and ornament · Heraldry · Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms
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