Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 · London : Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury & Evans · leaf 38
sition in which either of the three primary colours is wanting, so in form, whether structural or decorative, there can be no perfect composition in which either of the three primary figures is wanting ; and the varieties and harmony in com¬ position and design depend on the various predominance… … A B c tend to carry the eye towards the angles, as at b, and you have at once an additional pleasure. Then add lines giving a circular tendency, as at c, and you have now complete harmony : in this case the square is the leading form or tonic ; the angular and curved are subordinate. We may produce…
