Art, Symbol & Imagination
Ornamental Headpieces and an Initial N
Dense foliage, small faces and curling forms fill a group of horizontal decorative panels. A large ornamental N appears among the examples. Bayley assembles the historical printing ornaments to compare repeated motifs across different designs.
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Illustrator not identified. "Ornamental Headpieces and an Initial N" [editorial title]. In The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I, Harold Bayley. London: Williams and Norgate, 1912; Volume I; Central Archaeological Library, New Delhi copy., 1912, Williams and Norgate. Source scan leaf 379. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0379
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Illustrator not identified. Ornamental Headpieces and an Initial N. The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I. Scan leaf 379. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0379