Some principles of every-day art: introductory chapters on the arts not fine (1890)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, Batsford · leaf 103
ngth. But it isnecessary thateven the amateurshould know something of thevalue of work-manlikeness inornament ; andhe has only toknow it in orderto appreciate theunreasonablenessof neglecting it.It may requiresome little train-ing and study,some degree offamiliarity withthe various crafts,to detect… … Adapted to painting. The Workina7i and his Tools. 91 moments thought to convince the least artistic,that the processes of hammering and casting,weaving and printing, modelHng and carving, areso different; and the nature of hard stone and softplaster, cross-grained wood and malleable iron,…
Decoration and ornament
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