nd it may be incon-spicuous, part which ornament commonly plays in the schemeof decoration. It is so easy to go too far in the direction of naturalness.It is the direction natural to the untaught workman. Hewants to show what he can do in the way of detail, texture,and so forth; and succeeds to… … 270. ORNAMENT NOT DELIBERATELY BASED UPON NATURAL FORM. hitherto reached ? It is probable there was very good reasonwhy better men did not attempt it before. There were greatartists among them, and men not without ambition, too. Wasit merely that they were kept in check by conditions nolonger…
Decoration and ornament
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