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The Principles of Ornament

by James Ward

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THE PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENT6
EDITOR’S PREFACE7
EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION8
AUTHOR’S PREFACE9
INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS12
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER16
THE PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENT28
CHAPTER I29
CHAPTER II34
CHAPTER III46
CHAPTER IV53
CHAPTER V67
CHAPTER VI76
CHAPTER VII101
CHAPTER VIII118
CHAPTER IX124
APPENDIX ON THE ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE129
The Ionic.133
The Tuscan.144
The Roman Doric.145
The Roman Ionic.148
The Roman Composite.152
A CHAPTER ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME FIGURES AND CURVES IN PRACTICAL PLANE GEOMETRY USEFUL IN ORNAMENT.157
CONIC SECTIONS.169
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN ORNAMENT176
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE188