Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 221
lswere handled as in apainting (Fig. 115).The color-scheme wasgenerally sober, withornamental motives orpictures set on a whiteground, and the greatdecorative possibilitiesof the leading weresingularly neglected. The less pictorial the design,the better is their decorative effect, and many of… … Fig. 115.—An Italian RekaissanceWindow. THE MIDDLE RENAISSANCE Europe, the architectural magnificence and decora-tive dignity of the great Gothic windows of France,England and Germany. Even in the churches theseItalian windows have little of the religious or didacticcharacter; they are ornamented…
Decoration and ornament
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