Jackson, Frank G · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 171
ELEMENTS OF ACANTHUS FOLIAGE. details being developed thus : (ist) the edge of the lobes (see Figs, i, 2, and 3) ; (2nd) the eyes and pipes, which under- 3 went a change no less remarkable (see Figs. 4, 5, 6, … one is most pronounced. 6 7 8 4 With this single exception, it will be found that the ribs are less accented than the pipes, and in that respect an ornamental leaf differs essentially from a natural one. In Fig. 4, Plate XXXI., will be found an ornamental element to which some allusion should be…
Decoration and ornament
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