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 250
84. Moorish vine. … Arab Vine pd^vo} Parallel Renderings. 115 three was doubt-less symbolic.He has not bo-thered himselfabout tendrils atall. Probably hewas happiest overhis diaper behindthe foliage, which[though the illus-tration does notshow it] is Moor-ish ornament pureand simple. An equallyarbitrary…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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