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 463
our, the inevit-able consequence of reaction. When that isdispersed we shall still perhaps continue toover-estimate or to undervalue it, accordingto our idiosyncrasy. But, whatever its short-comings in the way of grace and purity anddignity of form, there is no denying its dis-tinctive charm of…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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