Principles of decorative design . Yig. 5-2. 78 ritlNCITLES OF DESIGN. must not fictitiously represent relief, for no shadod ornament can be pleasant -whenjilaced as the decoration of a flat architectural surface. I have already noticed that the decoration of a room should be in characterwith its architecture, but that while this should be so, the ornament applied by wayof enrichment should not be a servile copy of the decorative forms employed in. Fig 53. ages gone l)y, but should Ije such as is new in character, while yet of the spiritof the past. Many circumstances tend to determine the natu
Principles of decorative design . Yig. 5-2. 78 ritlNCITLES OF DESIGN. must not fictitiously represent relief, for no shadod ornament can be pleasant -whenjilaced as the decoration of a flat architectural surface. I have already noticed that the decoration of a room should be in characterwith its architecture, but that while this should be so, the ornament applied by wayof enrichment should not be a servile copy of the decorative forms employed in. Fig 53. ages gone l)y, but should Ije such as is new in character, while yet of the spiritof the past. Many circumstances tend to determine the nature of tlie decoration whichshould be applied to a ceiling: thus, if a ceiling is structurally divided into squarepanels, the character of the ornament is thereby restricted, and should these panelsbe large it will probably be desirable that each be fitfetl with the same ornament;while if they are small three or four different patterns may be employed, if arrangedin some orderly or methodical manner. TREATMENT Ol- JOISTS IX A CICILIXc;. 7y A ceilinij may have the joists or beams visible upon it : in this case thedecoration would have to be of a very special character. The bottoms of the joists
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