. The Decorator's assistant. jj the pursuits of glory andambition, the laurel hasattained its celebrity as athe. mentstimes,space elegance of its form, it nay justly be said an interest of a far superior order, iitlie estimation of admirers ot excellence ijiart, One of ihe most frequently-occur^ng formsof this .pecies of foliated ornament in ancientsculpture is in the alternating series of theleaves and beriies in the triumphal crownpresented by colonies and provinces to gene-rjils Avho had gained great victories ; and, grand processions awarded in honour ofmiddle I such victo
. The Decorator's assistant. jj the pursuits of glory andambition, the laurel hasattained its celebrity as athe. mentstimes,space elegance of its form, it nay justly be said an interest of a far superior order, iitlie estimation of admirers ot excellence ijiart, One of ihe most frequently-occur^ng formsof this .pecies of foliated ornament in ancientsculpture is in the alternating series of theleaves and beriies in the triumphal crownpresented by colonies and provinces to gene-rjils Avho had gained great victories ; and, grand processions awarded in honour ofmiddle I such victories, these crowns or garlands occu figes, the vine-leaf figures as a chief feature in : pied a distinguished place in the customaryi iiTfirious lecorative con))obitions of surpassing insignia. That the laurel, itself, was a pre-^.meiit; ilUiatiativ*; ^pcti^llells of ivhitili we may servative from the of lightning, Was 4, THE decorators ASSISTANT. 37 superstitiojti much in vogue with the ancient?^,as we may gather from their historians ; andthat even the Roman emperors, themselvres,were not exempt f
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