Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 335
as moregrace and freedom of form than that which preceded,without the fantastic and contorted extravagance ofthat which followed. Louis Quince Details. Except possibly for the shell (Fig. 186), usually withragged edges, it is impossible to find an ornament whichis new or distinctive. The… … FiG. 186.—Louis XV Shells ox a Bracket. rants, interrupted moldings, repetition of panel mold-ings within moldings, the ragged acanthus and palm,occur in both Louis XIV and Louis XV work. But in 252 RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE, II the latter style the curves dominate, the architecturalframework is less…
Decoration and ornament
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