ies; there is great like-lihood of irregular and uglyremnants of background. Inthe case of a space in itselfawkward—spandril shapes forexample are seldom very satis- 268 representative types)these lines are appa-rent — the cruciformpatterns like those onpage 277 being builtup of eight… … STRIPEWISE DECORATION. OBEDIENT ORNAAIENT. 279 factory—a prominent medallion or other regular and in itselfpleasing form may so draw attention to itself that the framingshape falls into the background. This is just one of thosecases where a bold decorator does right to assert himself—construction…
Decoration and ornament
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