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A history of ornament (1916)

Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York : The Century co. · leaf 280

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A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT … Fig- P- Details fr°m CHURCHthe doorways, at which the of St. Paul-trois-chateaux. # J builders’ highest art was be¬ stowed. As the eleventh century advances, this art be¬ comes finer, richer, more knowing, still vigorous but bet¬ ter in technic; the accessory arts multiply and grow in perfection.…

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