Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 121
vertical with an alterna-tive dark filling, and we get a certain richness andsolidity which is a relief at once. Add anotherquantity, and we get the rich effect of the egg andtongue or egg and dart moulding. A still simpler instance of the use of contrast,however, is the chequer, or the principle… … RECURRENCE AND CONTRAST IN BORDER MOTIVES. I02 VARIATION OF ALLIED FORMSwith small cartouche-like forms inclosing the lightground, varied with a spray or device of some lightkind ; or the diagonal, closely-filled field of hiswoven silk by broad discs or cartouches of anotherplane of ornament. But…
Drawing · Decoration and ornament
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