Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 178
a X H 0a. * « a «■ Is • O O CHAPTER X ROMAN ORNAMENT, II Carved Ornament. In this field Roman art surpassed all previous stylesin the variety and splendor of its achievements, andoriginated types which have persisted through all thecenturies since. The beauty of the Corinthian capitaland… … Fig. 116. Typical Acanthus Leaves. friezes, bands and panels were adorned with a like rich-ness of conventional carving. Practically the whole ofthis ornament was based on Greek prototypes—the an- 151 A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT themion and rinceau supplying the motives for thegreater part of it. If we…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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