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Line & form (1902)

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 64

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-positions and a conclusion. A spiral curve is a ^ I recall here a saying of Sir E. Burne-Jones, that a badline can only be answered by a good line. 44 LINEAR LOGIC harmonious line, says the designer: repeat it,reversed, and you prolong the harmony; repeat itagain, with variations, and you complete… … BORDER UNITS AND BORDER MOTIVE. The everlastingly recurring egg and dart mould-ing and the volute are instances of the harmoniouseffect of very simple arrangements of recurringline and form. We also get illustrated in theseanother linear quality in design—that up-and-downmovement which gives a…

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