Barry, Charles Alfred · Boston, Lee and Shepard; New York, C.T. Dillingham · leaf 33
two dissimilar forms are brought together, each bycontrast heightening the effect of the other. It is alsoseen in the beautiful conventionalized honeysuckle andlily forming this border, taken from a Greek vase : —• … 21. The highest degree of alternation is contrast;but contrast should never be used in a design unlessit makes the whole composition more beautiful. Con- PRIMER OF DESIGN. 31 trast, as a principle of decorative design, should alwaysbe subordinate to the laws that give harmony andstrength to…
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