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 313
8 is thistle-like (itwas in fact suggested by the artichoke, theking of thistles), but the natural characteristicsof the plant are deliberately sacrificed to thepurposes of pattern. In the representation of the pomegranate,the bursting of the fruit (asalready mentioned on p. 74),has been very… … ^late 73.
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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