Theory and analysis of ornament applied to the work of elementary and technical schools (1892)
Schauermann, François Louis · London, S. Low, Marston · leaf 96
84 Theory and Analysis of Ojmament, dominant is the circle. The quartered hexagon is of two forms, one rectangular, the other rhomboidal (4) (4') ; their axes are quartered, one angular, the other transversal ; and their dominant is the oval. The diagonal hexagon has several axes, or a circle of… … Fig. 32. V. Octagons. 88. The number eight can be separated into mul- tiples as, 8 = 4 X 2, or 8 = 8 X 1. AYe get six distinct octagons (Fig. 33). The regular octagon (1) has eight axes of symmetry, four angular and four transversal, and has for its dominant the circle. The semi-regular octagon (2)…
Decoration and ornament
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