. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. 108 have been taken. Plate 108. The Perforated Cresting. 1. Top ornament of a gable, by the architect Eisenlohr, of Carls- —7. Various Barge-boards, (Bethke). The Cross. (Plate 109.) The Cross (Latin crux, French croix) is the most importantsymbol of Christian art. It symbolises the person of Christ, Christ-ianity and Sacrifice. Its decorative applications are innumerable, andof great variety. Various fundamental forms of the cross have been dist
. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. 108 have been taken. Plate 108. The Perforated Cresting. 1. Top ornament of a gable, by the architect Eisenlohr, of Carls- —7. Various Barge-boards, (Bethke). The Cross. (Plate 109.) The Cross (Latin crux, French croix) is the most importantsymbol of Christian art. It symbolises the person of Christ, Christ-ianity and Sacrifice. Its decorative applications are innumerable, andof great variety. Various fundamental forms of the cross have been distinguishedand are known by different names. The Greek (or St. Georges) crossconsists of two arms of equal length, bisecting each-other at rightangles. In the Latin cross the lower limb is lengthened. These twoforms are those most often used. In the St. Andrews cross thearms cross each-other diagonally. St. Anthonys (the Egyptian orOld Testament Cross) is a Latin Cross without the upper limb. Omitting from consideration the Crucifix, which represents thecrucifixion of Christ, we shall find the Cross in the utmost variety FKEE The Cross. Plate 109. 174 FREE ORNAMENTS.
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