ISBN: 9781176347809

An excerpt from the INTRODUCTORY: WE desire to offer to the public a few introductory remarks on Ornamental Art, a subject which we have endeavored to illustrate, in a very elementary man… More...

An excerpt from the INTRODUCTORY: WE desire to offer to the public a few introductory remarks on Ornamental Art, a subject which we have endeavored to illustrate, in a very elementary manner, in the first book of our Industrial Drawing Series. We are aware that those who have given the subject but little attention entertain very erroneous ideas of the importance and value of a knowledge of the principles and practice of decoration, as applied to the products of human industry. A very An excerpt from the INTRODUCTORY: WE desire to offer to the public a few introductory remarks on Ornamental Art, a subject which we have endeavored to illustrate, in a very elementary manner, in the first book of our Industrial Drawing Series. We are aware that those who have given the subject but little attention entertain very erroneous ideas of the importance and value of a knowledge of the principles and practice of decoration, as applied to the products of human industry. A very little reflection, however, must convince the most utilitarian, that, in an advanced stage of society, decoration enters so fully into all works of art as to constitute, in perhaps a majority of cases, the greater part of their market value. We see the principle illustrated in the importance that is attached to surface ornamentation in the manufacture of carpets, and oil-cloths, and matting, and wall-paper, and curtains; in printed cloths, and other articles designed for dress; in crochet and tapestry work; in the elegant forms required for vases, and all crockery and earthenware; alike in the fine sculpture of the most delicate ornaments and the chiseling of stone for public and private dwellings; in all mouldings of wood, and iron, and other ornamental work in architecture; and it is found to enter into all plans and patterns of utensils and tools, and into all objects of art which may be deemed capable of improvement by giving to them increased beauty of form and proportion. Indeed, all the vast variety of form and color which we observe in the works of man, beyond the requirements of the most barren utility, is, simply, ornamentation. Beginning with the savage, with whom ornament precedes dress, it has been the study of man in all ages not only to make art beautiful, but to improve upon nature also. The subject is thus seen to embrace all that, in industrial art, marks the advance of civilization; and decoration may be taken as a true exponent, in every stage of its Books, History~~General, Drawing-Guide~~Marcius-Willson, , , , , , , , , , Nabu Press<

ISBN: 1176347802

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ISBN: 9781176347809

Paperback, [PU: Nabu Press], This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant ma… More...

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