Styles of ornament, exhibited in designs, and arranged in historical order, with descriptive text. A handbook for architects, designers, painters, sculptors, wood-carvers, chasers, modellers, cabinet-makers and artistic locksmiths as well as also for technical schools, libraries and private study (1910)
Speltz, Alexander, O'Conor, David · New York : E. Weyhe · leaf 27
16 EGYPTIAN ORNAMENT. Plate 5. … EGYPTIAN ORNAMENT. I7 Fig. 4. Open lotus capital in Edfu, dating from the time of the Ptolemies (Prisse,Histoire de Iart egyptien). This capital consists of 4 large lotus-flowers standingclose to each other. Between each pair of these flowers are 3 others—one largeand 2 small ones—which rise from…
Decoration and ornament
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