Jackson, Frank G · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 121
already shown that historicArt furnishes examples of two distinct ways of usingnatural forms for ornamental purposes : the one takinggeneral ideas and principles for the further develop-ment of current Art forms; the other reproducing theactual shapes of natural objects in a more or lessmodified… … CONVENTIONALISM OF IDEAS IN DESIGN. 107 both systems are available in the adaptation of Natureto ornamental Art. Let us take the first method, viz.,the one which contents itself with ideas and principles.Turning to Plate VII. and referring to Fig. 5, wefind an inventive design composed of…
Decoration and ornament
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