Some principles of every-day art: introductory chapters on the arts not fine (1890)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, Batsford · leaf 80
an her-aldic beast wouldbe in the wilds ofAfrica. It is in a littleart like this ofheraldry that thereasonableness ofapt expression ismost obvious; butill-adapted orna-ment is alwaysunreasonable. Inall art that hasany claim to bedecorative thenatural mustneeds be trans-lated into the Ian- The… … Heraldic lion. whole strength is in his loyalty to nature ; not inmere verbal fidelity, but in truth—truth to himself,and to his own highest aims. To the expression ofthis deeper truthfulness various names have been given. The artist is content to call it art. F 2 68 Every-day Art. THE USE IN…
Decoration and ornament
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