Principles of decorative design . verity there is alwayscoupled an amount ofdignity, and in some casesthis dignity is very ap-parent. Length of line,firmness of drawing, se-verity of form, and sub-tlety of curve are the greatcharacteristics of Egyptianornamentation. What does all this ex-press ? It expresses thecharacter of the people?who created the ornaments of theancient Egyjitians were allordered by the priesthood,amongst whom the learn-ing of this people wasstored. The 25iiests werethe dictators to the peoplenot only oi religiun, butof the forms which theirornaments were to
Principles of decorative design . verity there is alwayscoupled an amount ofdignity, and in some casesthis dignity is very ap-parent. Length of line,firmness of drawing, se-verity of form, and sub-tlety of curve are the greatcharacteristics of Egyptianornamentation. What does all this ex-press ? It expresses thecharacter of the people?who created the ornaments of theancient Egyjitians were allordered by the priesthood,amongst whom the learn-ing of this people wasstored. The 25iiests werethe dictators to the peoplenot only oi religiun, butof the forms which theirornaments were to , then, the expressionof the severity of character and dignified bearing of the priesthood : in the very drawing of a simple flower wehave presented to us the character of the men wht> brought about its production. Butthis is only what we are in the constant habit of witnessing. A man of knowledge * This can be seen growing in the water-tanks in the Kew Gardens conserTatories, and inthe Crystal Palace at
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