Ornamental design, embracing The Anatomy of pattern : The planning of ornament; The application of ornament (1888)
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space about 21inches by 18. Three and a halfhexagons in the widthv/ould work, but onlyas a drop pattern :that would give hexa-gons of six inchesacross. In order tooccupy the square withtrue hexagons repeatingwithout a drop, theywould need to be re-duced to half that size ;that is to say, therewould… … <-3cat^21iix})e-> 32 The Anatomy of Pattern. uninitiated, considerations which have alwayshad a great deal to do with the design ofpattern-work. Fashion has had her say inthe matter, too, no doubt—it is a wicked wayshe has ; but though certain lines have beengenerally adopted at certain…
Decoration and ornament
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