Nature in ornament; an enquiry into the natural element in ornamental design & a survey of the ornamental treatment of natural forms (1902)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 145
45. Greek border,with lily-buds. 62 Nature in Ornament. … 46. Early Gothic foliated ornament. like flowers in the admirably severe Greekborder on p. 61, and wonders as to the sourceof its inspiration—the Solomons seal per-haps ? Any trefoil or cinquefoil may have in-fluenced, in its turn, the shape of early Gothicfoliage, such as that above, which is…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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