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acanthus alternating anthemion appear applied Arabesque Arabian architecture artistic Assyrian balance balusters beauty border bracts breadth Callimachus carpet carving ceiling character Christ circle circular class of ornament colour composed composition construction contrast conventional curved line diaper diaper pattern Dionysus division Egyptian ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES elements ellipse emblem examples expression flat surface flower foliage frets frieze geometric Gothic Greek ornament harmony horizontal band horizontal line human figure illustrated imitation inclosing Japanese Japanese pottery latter leaf light and shade lotus MACCLESFIELD majolica mediæval ment mnemonic monotony Moresque moulding decoration mouldings natural forms orna outline painted ornament panels paper-hangings parquetry picture pilaster decoration planes plant form PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENT radiation relief repetition repose Roman scheme of decoration scroll sculpture shapes shown at Fig simple soffit spaces spandril spiral spots square stems subdivisions swags symbolic ornament tiles tion unity unsymmetrical upright variety vase wall Westminster Abbey wheel of fire widths