ct. The back of the chair isfilled in with two such flat balusters placed cross-wise, the central medallion being common to both. The designer in spacing out his ornament hasjudiciou.sly left a fair proportion of blank .sj)ace, soas to give an occasional rest to the eye and thusimprove the… … FIG. 5. — CARVED WOODENCHAIR FROM LOM, NORWAY.FRONT 16 Early Scandiiii rviaii If oo(/-Carviiigs greater rciiel. Tlicru is thus a sort of gradalioii inthf aiiuiuiii of relief, and consequently of lightand shade, between the unornamented jiarts andthose in greatest relief. A jjeculiar feature ofNorse…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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