High School Class Book of Drawing (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1896 Excerpt: ... HISTORIC ORNAMENT. Pupils will hand in to teacher illustrations of the different periods of decoration, as indicated at the close of each period of Historic Ornament. Names of the various styles of historic art that present distinctive features are here enumerated. Although closely connected with each other, certain laws are evident in each. Kinds of Ornament. Kinds of Ornament. Savage. Indian. Egyptian. Hindoo. Assyrian and Persian. Chinese. Greek. Celtic. Pompeian. Mediaeval. Roman. Renaissance. Byzantine. Elizabethan. Romanesque. Italian. Arabian. Louis Quatorze. Turkish. Louis Quinze. Moorish. Modern. Persian. Savage Ornament. People at all times, in all stages of civilization, have indulged in a desire for decoration of their person and their dwelling. Even among savages we find an appreciation of the beautiful. If we examine their crockery, weapons, blankets, mats, clothing, pipes, boats, etc., we shall find much taste and skill displayed in the decoration. Their elements are quite simple, --often only straight lines arranged in a manner to secure pleasing effects. The reverse, however, is true of some of their attempts at beautifying their bodies, such as blackening and filling their teeth and tattooing. Draw two colored sketches illustrating Savage ornament. Egyptian Ornament The earliest known style of ornament that shows no foreign influence is the Egyptian, dating from about 1800 B. C. As a rule the elements of Egyptian decoration have a particular meaning, forming what is called symbolic ornament. The pyramids, sphinxes. tombs, ruins, as at Karnak and Thebes, furnish examples. The lotus, the papyrus, the palm branch, the " winged globe" and the feathers of rare birds are the few elements which make up its various combinations. These were treated ...