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 209
70. Narcissus compelled into the way ofornament. 94 Nature in Ornariuent. … 71 Incorgruous treament of the oak. bush or twine like a creeper; nor need hewish it. It is quite possible, to one suf-ficiently at home in nature and in design, toindue any such refractory plant with a graceof line and a general suavity of form which,though by no means characteristic of thenatural…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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