pano-Morcsqiic Lustre IVare li i» an infallible symptom of decadence andjaded resource when the craftsman, ill-contentwith the limitations projHrr to his craft, seeks tosupplement them by adventitious devices borrowedfrom extraneous arts and processes. Thus, in theearlier and purer products of the… … rin. i6.-DKit; i-ot. coi.dev LCSTRK AM> HARK BLUR(K VKI.V XV. c F.M ) the rivets and joints of metal vessels. A slightamount of modelling, indeed, such as occurs inthe emiKissed leafage of Fig. 23 is legitimate and(•ffeciive ; but the pronounced ribs of Fig. 8 areobjectionable for two re.xsons :…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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