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Some principles of every-day art: introductory chapters on the arts not fine (1890)

Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, Batsford · leaf 17

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f tinsel mingled with the plums ; andthe barbaric richness of their effect in the box isadmirable. But there is a warning in them, too.They have a way of adhering to the fruit ; and yourelish the tinsel less when it gets between your teeth. B 2 4 Every-day Arf. The love of decoration is by no means… … Tup of Plum-box. the scientists will allow the human race to havehad its origin. To-day it is omnipresent amongus ; and we can scarcely conceive a coming race without ornament. The association of art with every common ob-ject of daily use seems to be in the natural order On Ornament. ,^ of things.…

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