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Contents. Appendix Glossary of Terms Used in Ornament Index of Illustrations (In certain versions of this etext [in certain browsers]clicking on the image will bring up a larger version.) (etext transcriber's note)

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THE
PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENT

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THE
PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENT

BY
JAMES WARD
HEAD-MASTER OF THE MACCLESFIELD SCHOOL OF ART

EDITED BY
GEORGE AITCHISON, A.R.A.
PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
153-157 Fifth Avenue
1896{vi}

Richard Clay & Sons, Limited,
London & Bungay.
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EDITOR’S PREFACE

As Examiner on the Principles of Ornament at the Science and ArtDepartment, I found there was no good English text-book on the subject,so the necessary information could only be picked up by extensivereading and independent observation, and these are not to be expectedfrom young students. Certain parts of the subject have been admirablytreated by Moody in his Lectures and Lessons on Art,—in fact I knowof no book where the subjects treated show such keen observation andprofound knowledge, but they are embedded in lectures on other subjects,and the book has no index. Having written the original Syllabus on thePrinciples of Ornament, I was disposed to write a text-book, had notother avocations prevented me. Last year Mr. Ward’s book on TheElementary Principles of Ornament was sent me, and though it was auseful book and had a glossary, it contained some doubtful passages, andbeing printed from a course of lecture

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