Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 592
s most distinguished ex-ponent in Austria, thelate Otto Wagner, pro-fessor in the former Im-perial School of Art atVienna (d. 1916), pro-duced a number of build-ings in which distinction . ,of general form and pro- v|\portion were maintainedand all mere eccentricitywas carefully avoided. The… … Fio. 336.—Window by V. Horta,Brussels. A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT tive detail, in which one could frequently trace a nearor remote neo-classic derivation; but the effect wasnovel, and often agreeable. Frequently in details ofcarving, in the ironwork of grilles and gates, in detailsof monuments, there is…
Decoration and ornament
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