Some principles of every-day art: introductory chapters on the arts not fine (1890)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, Batsford · leaf 77
be in tune. Nowhere is the discrepancy between idea andexecution more obvious than in the heraldry of thenineteenth century. Heraldic art is apt to lookin these days rather puny. It is, to all intents andpurposes, more dead than alive. The sign of thered lion will not bear comparison with a… … The NahLve of Art. 65 natural lion ; he just meantto symbolise the bravery,the lion-like nature, as heconceived it, of some fiercecombatant ; and he man-aged to combine symbolismwith ornament. The formshe drew were sufficientlyintelligible for their pur-pose— more so perhapsthan if they had been…
Decoration and ornament
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