Theory and analysis of ornament applied to the work of elementary and technical schools (1892)
Schauermann, François Louis · London, S. Low, Marston · leaf 92
nalysis of Ornament, 8o surface circumscribed by the quadrilateral figure ; if they are segments of the label, the dominant is linear ; if segments of a circle, the dominant is circular ; if the segments at the angle, the dominant is angular. Quadrilaterals have four sides, equal, unequal or… … Fig. 28. 2. The irregular (2, 2'), unsymmetrical trape- ziums, or those having no axis. 3. The regular (3) and symmetrical trapezium, having an axis. 4. The variable and symmetrical corners (4, 4', 4"), according to angle, with an axis. 5. The parallelogram (5), whose symmetry is diagonal, and with…
Decoration and ornament
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