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 451
case of the winged head above,it is surely permissible to remove such an im-possibility still further from the possible. Andfrom the point of view of naturalism, the abso-lutely ornamental appendages strike one, insuch a connection, as less absurd than obviousgoose-wings would appear. A fantastic… … 152. Ornamental dragon—Japanese. ornamental as to partake, as it often does,more of the nature of foliage than of feathers.Over and over again the sculptors of theRenaissance have shown that it is possible toendow a monster with members which areneither arms nor wings, and yet somethingmore alive…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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