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Jones, Owen, 1809-1874. / The grammar of ornament
(1910)

Arabian ornament,   pp. 55-60


Page 60


ARABIAN ORNAMENT.
The twisted cord, the interlacing of lines, the crossing of two squaresA,
the equilateral
triangle arranged within a hexagon, are the starting-points in each; the
main differences resulting in
the scheme of colouring, with the material employed and the uses to which
they were applied,
mainly suggested.  The Arabian and the Roman are pavements, and of lower
tones; the Moresque
are dados; whilst those of the brighter hues, on Plate XXX., are decorations
on the constructive
features of the building.
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