Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 110
ibre. Thelotus form was pre - emi-nently the leading motivein Egyptian floral ornament.The papyrus (from whichour word paper is derived)and the palm are next inimportance as motives fromwhich Egyptian ornamentis derived. The lotus-plant {Nymphceanelici/ibo), the variety inwhich the leaves grow… … Fi<i. 120.—Ilaihoi-headed Canipaui-form Capitals, Temple of Neetanebo, atPhila;. (P. & C.) 90 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. decorations from tombs at Fig. 123, Nos. 3 and 5 ; at Figs.118, 124 ; and in the painted frieze from Thebes (Fig. 125),where the similarity between this and the Assyrian…
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