Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 132
rdinary varietyof ways, creating out of the somewhat monotonous andlifeless Oriental pal-mette an entirely newand exquisitely beauti-ful ornament (Figs.133, 134). Fig. 134represents diagram-matically a few of theprincipal types ofGreek anthemion bands—single and double, oppositeand alternate,… … Fig. 134. Types of Anthemion Patterns.105 A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT which we may call the lotiform motive (Figure 136).Figure 135 illustrates a number of typical treatmentsin detail of the anthemion proper, which springs from atriangular-shaped spot or 7iucleus (or rarely a simpledot) set between…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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