Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 60
of a number of heraldic devicesupon shields, full in themselves of quaintness andcontrasts, butbroughtintoharmony by the boundarylines of the shields and the divisions; or, stillfurther, by throwing them upon a background ofleaves and stems, the meandering lines and recur-ring forms of which would… … VARIETY IN UNITY well aware, they can be brought into decorativeharmony by following a similar principle to the onealready laid down in regard to the designing ofsprigs and sprays: that is to say, that in designing
Drawing · Decoration and ornament
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