Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 310
sicprecedent: the frieze is a newFrench adaptation of the triglyph; the brackets or consoles under the picture are curved andcarved in a French rather than Roman spirit; the mold-ings are carved with ornaments drawn from Nature orfrom fancy (Fig. 170). In the second half of the periodthe Gallic… … LOUVRt - GAL.DAPOLLON Fig. 170.—Molding, Gal-erie dApollon, Louvre. A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT with smaller moldings forming a repeat or echo of thelarger frame enclosing it; tops and bottoms of theseframes were cui*ved, or if square-ended, had theircorners cut off by concave curves; medallions of…
Decoration and ornament
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