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A history of ornament (1916)

Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York : The Century co. · leaf 170

An illustration from A history of ornament, 1916, leaf 170 — A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT Conventional Ornament. In developing the details of this system the Romans were obliged to employ Greek artists and to begin with Greek models for the most part. The Greek orders, the Greek fret and anthemion, molding-ornaments, rosette, acanthus-leaf and rinceau, were… … aggiegations of buildings as the Romans raised in their cities both in Italy and abroad — structures often many- storied and of vast dimensions — figure-sculpture was out of the question as the chief decoration, not so much on account of its enormous cost as because it would have been wasted and…

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