Jackson, Frank G · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 142
distribution of those lines ;that there may be a regulated balance between thelines themselves, and the masses into which they dividethe spaces allotted to them. The distribution of linesand masses may result in equal or unequal spacing, asin the case of a diaper or a rich arabesque ; and tomost… … 128 COMPOSITION, principle. Regarding veins as the surface decorationof leaves, we find that they are variously disposed. Thesurfaces of some of our most beautiful and familiarleaves are divided into large and small masses, bear-ing a proportional relation to one another. Take a net-veined leaf…
Decoration and ornament
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