Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 128
I should say— 1st. Great simplicity <>f pattern is necessary. 2nd. Circles, straight lines crossing the fabric, and diagonal lines are all correctin such a case, and are improved by the folds, which form them into subtle andbeautiful curves (Fig. 91). OK \\\ MENTATION OK FABRICS SEEN IN… … Fig. 93. In Germany a kind of ornament is applied to rich stiff fabrics which is almostpeculiar to the country. This ornament is rich, bold, hard or stiff in its lines, andin every way adapted for the decoration of a costly fabric which falls in large folds,the folds changing- the hard and stiff…
Decoration and ornament
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