Dresser, Christopher · London ; New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin · leaf 101
lding, applies equally to theornamentation of the wall. It has been customary to arrange walls into jianels when decorating them, and 88 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. of this mode of treatment we give one illustration (Fig. G3) ; yet nothing can be moreabsurd than such a treatment, unless the wall is… … Fig. 63. recesses and thickened piers alternately. This being the case, the decoration shouldbe so applied as to emphasise, or render apparent, this arched structure; but if thewall is of one thickness throughout, its division into arches is absurd and foolish. We sometimes see great follies, and…
Decoration and ornament
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