A manual of historic ornament, treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture & the applied arts; (1906)
Glazier, Richard, 1851-1918 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 170
The Byzantine capitals have a wonderful complexity and variety … enrichment, and show the assimilative power of the Byzantine crafts- men. The abundant use of chequer work, wreaths of chain work, and of lily work in Byzantine capitals, many of which are figured in Ruskin’s “ Stones of Venice,” show the continuity of style and tradition in architecture. The…
Decoration and ornament · Decorative arts · Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from O principe dos patriarcas S. Bento : primeiro[-segundo] tomo de sua vida (1683)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-oprincipedospatr01praz-401-113.webp)
