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 85
ins only a de-velopment of the Greek idea : it is simply aspiral clothed in conventional leafage, devisedprimarily to disguise its lines, and especiallythe branching of the lines. That is the rootand origin of the acanthus scroll—not anyattempt to reduce the acanthus to ornament, but a desire to… … illi 8. Acanthus leaves reducedto brushwork. fplate 12
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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