Lettering in ornament; an enquiry into the decorative use of lettering, past, present, and possible (1902)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 222
ons for thedecoration of the refreshment room at the Victoriaand Albert Museum, and were executed in glazedmajolica—white figures on a yellow ground : themodelling of the figures can be better appreciatedin the larger version of the letter S (166). Theartist was one who, following in the steps… … 165. WOODCUT INITIALS, WITH ARCHITECTURALBACKGROUND. i88 may trace the influence of the goldsmith. Theymight almost have been designed to be beaten ingold. The excess of ornament—the outline ofthe letter is well-nigh lost in arabesque—may betaken as indication of the lingering spirit ofGothic art,…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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