Excerpt from A Textbook on Ornamental Design: Geometrical Drawing, Freehand Drawing, Historic Ornamental The geometrical considerations that lie at the foundation Of all good designs, the proper understanding of historic style and detail, the origin and influence Of certain ele mentary forms, the practical considerations that govern the final arrangement Of all designs, and the influence Of mate rial and the ultimate purpose are all dwelt upon in detail in this volume, and practical examples of them are Shown in the accompanying portfolio of plates. The method Of numbering the pages, cuts, articles, etc. Is such that each paper and part is complete in itself; hence, in order to make the indexes intelligible it is necessary to give each paper and part a number. This number is placed at the top Of each page on the headline Opposite the page number; and to distinguish it' from the page number it is preceded by the printer's section mark Consequently a reference such as 4, page 29, would be readily found as follows: look along the inside edges Of the headlines until 4 is found, and then through 4 until page 29 is found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.