Jackson, Frank G · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 167
soft acanthus. Anothermatter should be noticed in connection with ornamentalfoliage of this class, and that is the surface modelling.It will be observed that this is generally determinedby the outline of the leaf: if angular, the surface isacutely channelled ; if curved like the olive acanthus,it… … foliage. The essential parts ofa fully developed acanthus leafare : the lobes or leaflets, serra-tions or tines, eyes, pipes,and ribs or stalks ; the various PLATE XXXI
Decoration and ornament
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