A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 69
No. 5. … No. 6. Sect. XII. INTEODUCTION. 35 rule it may be asserted that the best lithic ornaments are those whichapproach nearest to the grace and pliancy of plants, and that the bestvegetable forms are those which most resemble the regularity andsymmetry of such as are purely conventional. Although the…
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