Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 42
as works ofsculpture. If weight hasto be supported by thatwhich has a resemblance toa living creature of anykind, the semblance shouldonly be suggested ; and themore unreal and woodenv (ifI may make such a word)the support, if possessingthe quaintness and humourof a true grotesque, thebetter. It is… … CHAPTER II. COLOUR. Having considered some of the chief principles involved in the production ofdecorative design so far as expression goes, we come to notice that constantadjunct of form which has ever played an important part in all decorative schemes—namely, colour. Form can exist independently…
Decoration and ornament
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