The volute in architecture and architectural decoration with particular reference to its introduction into the Ionic order (1918)
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land all-embracing in that it is ever-widening as it recedes fromthat centre in its generation, and infinite in its conception.Ruskin has remarked the inherent power of all representationsof infinity over the human heart. moreover, the volute is cap-able of two interpretations depending upon the… … 1- Haddon, Evolution in Art, 7. 2- Ruskin, Modern Painters, Vol. II, 99 5 infinity into the finite, particular centre. Thus it serveswell as a terminating motif in art, doing equally well as abeginning element or as an ending motif. This same terminatingcharacteristic is appreciated in nature. In…
