saic designed by the Cosmati in emulation ofByzantine workmanship (171). In Byzantine carving thestrapwork was sometimes itself moulded to give it a texturedistinguishing it both from the plain ground and from thericher bosses of ornament contrasted with that (172). Itabounds in Romanesque stone… … 172. MOULDED STRAPWORK. the design of periods and countries wide apart, and to showhow kindly it will sometimes adapt itself to crafts as differentas inlay from carving, as carving from embossing. In this connection it should be mentioned that thecartouche work which is so typical of ornament of…
Decoration and ornament
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