This is an excerpt from "Carving the Acanthus Leaf" by Mary May.
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As you might've realized from our publications on the Facebook group 'What in the $20 wish tattoo machine is this?' or the 'That's It, I'm Inkshaming' group, sadly, subpar tattoos are pretty common. Which makes the good ones even more admirable.
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Decoration relates to the production of beauty in art, in which the first principle to be considered is symmetry—the equal balance of two halves. The second principle is repetition.
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3 p. \U+fffd\., 53 p., 1 \U+fffd\., 192 pl. 25 cm
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Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
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Vintage Baroque Frame Engraving Scroll Ornament Stock Vector - Illustration of line, motif: 76395225
Vintage baroque frame engraving scroll ornament. Illustration about line, motif, deco, border, element, graphic, baroque, crown, heraldry, curve, decoration, ornament - 76395225
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Antique roman acanthus leaf Patrick Damiaens Ornamental Woodcarver The Acanthus Leaf Acanthus leaf carved in wood A blog entry from this site: https://www.patrickdamiaens.info Of all the ornamental designs which have been borrowed from nature, the Akanthos is the most popular. This is an ornament which lends itself for endless many applications. Acanthus Mollis Since its introduction by the Greeks, it recurs again and again in every Western style. A symbolical significance has never attached…
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Sixth plate from a series of six designs for rococo ornament by Peyrotte. A large acanthus leaf design with swirling fronds, and a series of small ovals running up the center of the design. The plate is trimmed and pasted onto the album page. It is signed, and numbered.
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