Jackson, Frank G · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 46
as useful help and guides in the practice of Decorative Art. A further illustration of these fundamental principles is furnished by a question occurring in a Government examination paper in design : “If the circumference of a circle be divided into six equal parts, the points so determined may be… … Looking at the figure carefully, it will be found that it yields five different ornamental elements. The principles illustrated are : repetition, by the series of triangles arranged round the figure ; variety, by the different shapes of triangles ; contrast, by the positions
Decoration and ornament
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