Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The elements nearest at hand for imitation are found in organic nature with its plants, animals, and the human form; but inorganic nature also furnishes models, as in the forms of crystallization, such as snowflakes, and various phenom ena, as clouds, lightning, waves, etc.; besides which there are rich resources open in artificial objects fashioned by man himself, as vases and utensils of daily use.

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Excerpt from Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students

1. Meaning of "Ornament." - The term ornament in its more limited sense is applied to such elements of decoration as are adapted or derived from natural forms. These differ from what we consider the geometrical elements, inasmuch as they are organic, and suggestive of life and growth. They depend for their expression on the general arrangement of their branches, leaves, and blossoms, while the geometrical elements owe their expression entirely to their geometrical form and arrangement relative to one another. When simply drawn on paper and in no way applied to any object, or used for any purpose other than the expression of itself. one of these elements of decoration may be considered simply as an ornament. It does not become an element of decoration until it is applied to something, and in the abstract, the term ornament should not be confused with the term decoration, which is distinctly applied ornament.

2. Meaning of "Decoration." - The term decoration signifies the application, or the result of the application, of ornament to objects or surfaces. It does not mean the simple "sticking on" of an ornament to a surface, but coveys the idea of the adaptation of an ornamental form to suit the requirements of its position and the purpose of the object to which it is applied.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.