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 218
75. De-naturalised floral details. and artificial, and the unreality of the detailprepares one for the violation of naturalgrowth. Even then it is hard to forgive it. Much the same criticism might be passedon the less graceful panel in the centre ofPlate 47. The manner in which flowers ofvarious… … ?ea-pod OrnaTDent, Ker^aissaDce. Consistency in Modification of Nature, 99 of the eighteenth century, not of nature. Inthe panel at the top of the plate there is lessshock to us, inasmuch as the details are moredistinctly ornamental: the danger in designof this kind is in proportion as the…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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