Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 468
ofthe first of these is an oblong pond, ground-plan and elevationbeing strangely confused in the design. In this pond wateris represented by parallel zigzag lines, in which fish are swim-ming about. On the surface are birds and lotos flowers ; theherbage at the edge of the pond is represented by a… … In the fresco, No. 170, we have the representation of a riverwith papyrus on its bank. Here the water is rendered byzigzag lines arranged vertically and in parallel lines, so asto resemble herring-bone masonry, thus.There are fish in this fresco as in the pre-ceding, and in both each fish is drawn…
Architecture
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