A Textbook on Ornamental Design (page 1/3)

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Figure 3.56.—Acanthus Leaf.

In Fig. 56 is shwon a form of the acanthus leaf taken from the Tower of the Winds at Athens. it is purely conventional in form, possessing a broad, bold treatment, necessary or its execution in stone, and following closely the principles of the growing plant, as [...] [more...] [$]

12.—Dividers.

Dividers are like compasses but with two sharp points, and can be used for measuring distances. [$]

Figure 3.54.—Ionic Frieze

88. Ionic Order.—In Fig. 54 is shown a frieze from the principal Ionic temple in Athens, the Erechtheum, the style of which is typical of this class of relief ornament throughout Greek design. it is plainly a development, in relief, of the brush forms shown in Fig. 47; and the addition of scrolls at the bottom, and leaves, from which the forms appear to spring, is due to a conventionalization of the acanthus leaf, which first makes its appearance in art through its introduction into Greek architecture.

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87.—Designs for Window Heads

This diagram of a gothic window is divided into two halves: the left, in white on black, shows the overall effect; the right, in black on white, shows also the construction lines so you can learn how to draw gothic [...] [more...] [$]

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