Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 241
ato (see ante, Fig. 216) in Daknatia,and to some extent in works of Constantines time. The 213 A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT most probable explanation of the genesis of the style,so far as its decorative art is concerned, is found in theinfluence of the Asiatic Greeks, who would most natu-rally combine the… … lUEK-UUCJUr iWimiMWIKIU ViG. 22i. AxTHEMioN Frieze, St. Marks, Venice. tury under Justinian, that gave to this nascent style itsfirst great impulse. The artificers in mosaic, ivory-carving, enamel and other arts from Constantinople,many of whom had, during the preceding century, foundtheir chief…
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