Piggott, Francis Taylor, Sir, 1852-1925 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 143
stika, which we must now proceed to examine. THe SVASTIKA BORDERS. The Svastika having, as already explained, appeared during the process ofthe development of the diapers, gave rise of itself to a series of designs, which engendered borders often mistaken for key -borders. The symbol derives its… … Fie. 44. The special characteristic of this developed Svastika is that while eachsection is identical in the contours of its prolongations, each prolongation is at adifferent angle, is turned through 90 degrees from the one preceding it. Thispeculiarity lent itself readily to the artistic…
Decoration and ornament
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