Plant analysis, distemper color, bookcover designing, carpet designing, oilcloth and linoleum designing, wallpaper designing, the American vignola, color harmony
A 1905 Scranton, Pa. textbook from the International Textbook Company, aimed at students of decorative design, covering plant analysis, colour, and surface pattern for bookcovers, carpets, oilcloth, linoleum and wallpaper. The pictures are line drawings of classical architectural orders: pediments, Ionic and Corinthian capitals, columns and bases, with spiral volutes and acanthus leaves, useful for designers seeking historical ornament and structural rhythm.
