Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 143
ss in the curves of the wings whichfollow it. There is also a charming corbel of a half-figureof an angel, which, though somewhat defaced,shows the architectural sense very strongly in itsdesign—the vertical droop of the wing-feathersinclosing the figure repeating and continuing thevertical lines… … feathers ot the wings and break the semicircularmouldings of the base of the corbel, repeatingthose of the shafts above. Adaptation to spaces upon a flat surface is also 124 ADAPTABILITY IN DESIGNillustrated in some tile patterns from the sameplace. They are simple and rude but very effec-
Drawing · Decoration and ornament
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