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 97
12. Oak-like leafage. It has been made to resemble the acanthus andthe olive ; and it is clear, by the acorns accom- 38 JVattire in Ornament. … 13. Vine-like acanthus leafage, from the Jube atLimoges. panying it,that it wasused also torepresent theoak. The quasi -Classicscroll of theRenaissanceassumes attimes also adistinct re-semblance tothe vine. Thisis very plainlyseen in the leafage from the famous Jube at Limoges (above). Judging by…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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