The two paths; being lectures on art, and its application to decoration and manufacture, delivered in 1858-9 (1891)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York : John Wiley · leaf 99
produce ornamentHere —(making a Iagged blot with the backof my pen on the paper)—you have contrast;but it \snt ornament: here, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,—(writing thenumeials)—you have series ; but itisnt ornament: and hero,—(sketch- Y^ ing this figure at the side)—youhave symmetry ; but it isnt orna- ^… … Symmetrical figure Unit of diaper. Contrast Corner ornaments. Series Border ornaments. Each figure is converted into a harmony by being revolv-ad on its two axes, the whole opposed in contrasting scries. My answer was—or rather was to the effect (for I mustexpand it a little, here)—that his words,…
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