Dresser, Christopher · London ; New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin · leaf 109
findthat all the little plants which nestle in the short mossy grass are radiating orna-ments —that is, they are pretty ohjects which consist of parts spreading regularlyfrom a centre. I cannot too strongly advise the young ornamentist to study the principles onwhich Nature works. Knowledge of the… … Fig. 70. Pig. 71. Fig 73. to study Natures laws, and to observe all her V)eauty, even to her most subtle effects,and then we may safely pillage from her all that we can c««*/«/<«//y adapt to our ownpui-poses. But in order that we produce ornament, we must infuse mind or soul intowhatever we…
Decoration and ornament
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