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Original geometrical diaper designs : accompanied by an attempt to develop and elucidate the true principles of ornamental design, as applied to the decorative arts (1844)

Hay, D. R. (David Ramsay), 1798-1866 · London : D. Bogue; [etc., etc.] · leaf 20

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l its parts equidistant from one acute angle, and the other an obtuse angle, or other of two points, and necessarily uniting its beginning and end at the because the one arc contains fewer, and same point. It is heterogeneous, for these points may be placed near or the other more than 90®, as shenm… … circumference of the circle depends the character of every straight line, as jugate diameter. It will be shown in another part, that although this well as every rectilinear figure, and tiie explanation here given wall make figure can be produced in every variety of proportion, from the straight…

Decoration and ornament · Geometrical drawing

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