. Teacher's manual for freehand drawing in intermediate schools. - the Egyptians as we regardthe first violet in spring, or the young foliage oftrees, after the winter is past. But the Egyptianstreated their art as s3-mbolic of natural laws andbeauties; and therefore, to tbem, the lotus-plantappeared as symbolic of life returning after death,wherever it was used in their ornament. Everydetail and feature of Egyptian ornament was sym-bolic of something else than itself, and conveyed theidea of which the form was the outward form given as a drawing exercise is not aclose adherence
. Teacher's manual for freehand drawing in intermediate schools. - the Egyptians as we regardthe first violet in spring, or the young foliage oftrees, after the winter is past. But the Egyptianstreated their art as s3-mbolic of natural laws andbeauties; and therefore, to tbem, the lotus-plantappeared as symbolic of life returning after death,wherever it was used in their ornament. Everydetail and feature of Egyptian ornament was sym-bolic of something else than itself, and conveyed theidea of which the form was the outward form given as a drawing exercise is not aclose adherence to the Egyptian type ; and the in-troduction of the historic element into these lessonsis for the purpose of arousing the interest of thepupils, not to make them imitators of Egyptian, orany other art. Most children will know enough ofBible history to be interested in Egyptian forms,just as the relics of Egyptian art and industrj in amuseum are invariably the most attractive portionsof it to the GREEK AND MOORISH ORNAMENT. 191 BLACKBOARD EXERCISES FOR PAGE 7 OFDRAWING-BOOK. Greek and Moorish Ornament. GREEK FORM, Directions.—In the left-haiitl part of this page draw thesprig of ornaiuent given in the illustra-tion, derived from the honeysuckle, orantheniion form of the Greek by drawing a central vertical linefrom within an inch of the upper marginto within an inch of the lower. One-sixth of the line from the top, draw ahorizontal line equalling three-quartersof the vertical line, half on either are all the construction lines re-quired. Next draw the ogee curveforming the outer line of the side leaves, starting from theleft and right extremities of the horizontal line, and then theinner curves of the same leaves. Xext draw the central leaf,and the two members forming the husk at the base. When the pupils have drawn the constructionlines, the teacher should draw the curves, on theblackboard, one step at a time, and point out theirdelicacy
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