Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 32
flowersare delicate, bird life is dainty, the lines are graceful and fine.The Arabian is not less refined but broader, heavier, and theTurkish is purely imaginative—a mixture of peculiar forms. In MOORISH design we find much that is suggestive of allthat came previously, influenced by Arabian art,… … PERSIAN PERIOD DECORATION. 31 outward beauty, excited the intellect by the difficulties of de-ciphering the curious complex evolutions. In the Alhambrathewalls are covered with inscriptions. They seem to follow thelaws which prevailed in radiation from an apparent stem as seenin following the lines…
Decoration and ornament -- History · Interior decoration
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