The Principles of Ornament

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
	PAGE
Introductory Chapter. By the Editor	1
Definition of Ornament—Methods of Expression—Outlined, Flat, Coloured, Relieved, and Shaded Ornament—Definition of Arabesques	19
CHAPTER II
Elementary forms used in Ornament—Straight and Curved line Ornament—The Greek Honeysuckle, &c.	26
CHAPTER III
The Laws of Composition in Ornament enumerated and explained	40
CHAPTER IV
The Shapes and Decoration of Mouldings—Fluted and Reeded Ornament—Treatment of Floors, Walls, and Ceilings—Relief Work on Ceilings	50
CHAPTER V
Outline and Division of Surfaces—Proportion of Rectangular Surfaces—Spacing and Decoration of Circular and Curved Objects—Decoration of Various Shapes, of Planes and of Large Flat Surfaces—Abuses of Purely Natural Forms applied to Articles of Use—Application of Ornament and Materials in Wall Decoration	68
CHAPTER VI
The Six Classes or Great Divisions of Ornament	80
CHAPTER VII
The Application of Plants in Ornament—Plants Used in Historic Ornament—The Acanthus—Its Use by the Ancients in Capitals, Candelabra, and on Flat Surfaces—Modern Use and Treatment of the Acanthus	108
CHAPTER VIII
The Symbolic and Mnemonic Classes of Ornament	130
CHAPTER IX
Raphael’s Arabesques—Christian Symbolism—Comparison of Symbolic and Æsthetic Ornament	138

Appendix on the Orders of Architecture	145

A Chapter on the Construction of Figures and Curves in Practical Plane Geometry	176

Glossary	199

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