Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 233
and hanging in a curve, are knownas festoons. 230 PERIOD DECORA TION. Fish.—A symbol frequently found onearly Christian monuments, and the usualexplanation of it is that the letters formingGreek for fish are the initials of theGreek translation of Jesus Christ,the Son of God, the Saviour.… … until the fourteenthcertain ceremonies in Floral.—The flowers adopted in decorationvaried with the design periods. To the Egyptianthe florals were the lotus and papyrus; to the Greeks, the acan-thus; at the beginning of the thirteenth century, the ivy, hollyand eglantine; at the end of the…
Decoration and ornament -- History · Interior decoration
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