The Planning of Ornament
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You may see -in mediaeval illuminations the effect, more or less satisfac- tory, of emphasising two sides of the page. Nor need the border necessarily be continued all round the space at all. Curtains have often a border on two sides only, and some- times only on one, marking what one may call the lips of the hangings. You may look upon the architrave of a door as a border on three sides of it only. And in the same way a mantelpiece partly frames the fire-grate, the fender completing the scheme.... A certain reasonableness is the most complete justifica- tion of such partial bordering.
Every frame is a border. No matter how irregular the shape of it may be, a frame's a frame " for a' that. " It may take the archi- tectural form of cornice, pilasters, and dado, 8 The Planning of Ornament.
or it may be arched ; and in either case the architectural members are but unequal borders. All this applies, it need scarcely be said, not only to an architectural picture frame, but to architecture itself, and to whatever may be framed.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
You may see -in mediaeval illuminations the effect, more or less satisfac- tory, of emphasising two sides of the page. Nor need the border necessarily be continued all round the space at all. Curtains have often a border on two sides only, and some- times only on one, marking what one may call the lips of the hangings. You may look upon the architrave of a door as a border on three sides of it only. And in the same way a mantelpiece partly frames the fire-grate, the fender completing the scheme.... A certain reasonableness is the most complete justifica- tion of such partial bordering.
Every frame is a border. No matter how irregular the shape of it may be, a frame's a frame " for a' that. " It may take the archi- tectural form of cornice, pilasters, and dado, 8 The Planning of Ornament.
or it may be arched ; and in either case the architectural members are but unequal borders. All this applies, it need scarcely be said, not only to an architectural picture frame, but to architecture itself, and to whatever may be framed.
What to read after The Planning of Ornament?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 to read onlineMoreLess
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