Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 78
apyrus stalks; the clusteredshafts often have an edge or arris, like the triangularstem of the papyrus; the slight swelling at the base,swathed in leaves, with the upward taper, is a markedcharacteristic of the papyrus stalk (see Fig. 42) ; the 8 Prof. Goodyear in his Grammar of the Lotus and… … Fig. 65. OsiridPier, Luxor. A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT bound stalks of the bundle-molding plainly point to thestructural use of papyrus stalks in primitive times; andthe bell-shaped cap, striped with green vertical linesrising from a calyx of leaves, and with its red lip, is thea23propriate…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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