A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1882)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 294
04ltS. 284 intention of producing richness of effect by carrying the ornamental design throughout the pavement, without any intervening spaces, has been wholly frustrated. Sufficient care has not been given to ascertain the ancient system of arrangement : it is, however, certain that a large… … longitudinal bands were introduced in order to break that continuity of ornament which being uniformly spread over a large surface, as in some modern pavements, produces a confused rather than a rich effect. It has been sup- posed, wTith much probability, that the more elaborate pavements were…
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