Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use (1900) (14597784018)

Identifier: handbookoforname1900meye (find matches)
Title: Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Meyer, Franz Sales, 1849-
Subjects: Decoration and ornament Art objects
Publisher: New York, B. Hessling
Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Wellesley College Library



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Plate 155. The Square Panel. ENCLOSED ORNAMENT. 255
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The Star-ahape Panel. Plate 156. 266 The Star-shape Panel. — The Circular Panel Plate 156. The Star-shape Pakel. 1. Mural painting, S. Francesco, Assisi, (Hessemer). 2. Decoration of Arabic koran, 17th century, (Prisse dAvennes).8. Arabian architecture, (Prisse dAvennes). 4—5. Arabian ceiling paintings, (Prisse dAvennes). 6. Etched ornament, armour. National Museum, Munich, 16th cen- tury, (Gewerbehalle). 7—8. Arabian ceiling paintings, 18th century, (Prisse dAvennes). The Circular Panel. (Plates 157—160.) The Circle may be regarded as a polygon of an infinite numberof sides. As it is impossible to take this infinite number into account,it is usual, when working on radial axes to divide the Circle into3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 16, similar parts, as indicated in thefigures. Another principle of frequent application is that of division intoZones; each ring-like band being ornamented independently. Thisprinciple predominates in the so-called archaic styles, e. g. on Etruscanand A