Day, Lewis F. (Lewis Foreman), 1845-1910 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 207
Consistency in Modification of Nature. 93 petals, has not half the character of Talbert's manlier lily on Plate 42. The earlier Quattro- cento example on p. 92 is equally guilty of five petals ; although in the very rigidity and dignified simplicity of the composition there is some- … ornamentist 70. Narcissus compelled into the way of ornament. may quite fairly seek lines more graceful. Still, unless he looks upon the lily merely as a motif of ornament (as shown on Plate 39) he is hardly at liberty to make it branch like a
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Aesthetics)
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