Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 36
d fancy,that a history of the art might seem an impossibility;for how can there be a history of millions of indepen-dent, unrelated fancies? But as a matter of fact nodesigner is or ever has been whollv free. In the firstplace, he knows but an infinitesimal fraction of the worldof possible… … •^ /~ig- iZ Convenience and Reversion FigM. Fortuitous Rebembbnce I A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT tools and materials he uses, by his own mental and artisticlimitations. By reason of common limitations and en-vironment, the designers of any one place and time tendto work alike in certain respects, and…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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