Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 118
hemere repetition of ornamental forms over surfacesand objects without reference to proportion orstructure is not decoration. The perception of ap-propriate quantities in design is really the decor-ative gauge or measure oT effect. In designing a bordered panel—or say a carpet 98 QUANTITIES IN… … SKETCH TO ILLUSTRATE VALUE OF DIFFERENT QUANTITIESIN PERSIAN RUGS. border it would be most effective to transpose thisarrangement, making the ground light, and bring-ing out the border design dark upon it. Or, if themotive were reversed, giving a light ground to the 99 QUANTITIES IN DESIGN centre,…
Drawing · Decoration and ornament
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