Proportion and harmony of line and color in painting, sculpture, and architecture; an essay in comparative aesthetics (1909)
Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 · New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 326
ENCLOSED BY CIRCLES.See page 284. the space enclosed between circles in the centre of Fig. 119,and even if the building be wide, the form preferred forthis is one containing at least a central part which, as inFig. 119, it is possible to enclose in such a space. Of course,there are other reasons… … FIQ. 120.—VASES OUTLINED BY ELLIPSES AND CIRCLES. See pages 68, 286, 287, 295. 286 PROPORTION AND HARMONY. V. of The Genesis of Art-Form. But these principlesdo not explain the particular shape of the contour as awhole, as does the reason attributing it to ease of actionon the part of the eye when…
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