Kelley, Charles Fabens, 1885-, Riverside Press (Cambridge, Mass.), Mowll, William Luther, joint author · Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 65
lves donot repeat, are harmonized by the repetition of similarcurves. The Italian velvet (Fig. 47) shows a field motive com-posed of discontinuous lines. It is also an interesting ex-ample of the organic ideal. Velvet is a rich stuff, beautifulbecause of the shimmer of its glossy surface. Any… … Fn;. 4s. 1>ILI,()W LACK ( Fl.K.M ISll OK ITALIAN) decoration. A design composed of a sini»le line is admirablyshown in the Flemish or Italian pillow lace (Figs. 48, 49,50). The lace illustrated in Fig. 50 shows a further tendency,— that of the free spaces being considered as a potent factorin…
Decoration and ornament
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