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Excerpt from New Methods in Education: Books III and IV; Modelling With Design
The accurate reproduction of a unit or units already formed, and the accurate placing of these units in similar positions. Making the right-hand half of a figure exactly the reverse of the left-hand side. This will include, not only the shapes of the masses, but the inclinations of the various planes. Having the masses balanced, but not necessarily symmetrical. Heavy masses on one side of an upright stem, and insufficient mass on the other side, would show want of balance. This principle applies to the sizes of the masses, to the amount of' detail in those masses, to their positions and treatment for the purpose of the design, and in many other ways. Examples of subordination of parts can be studied from Nature. Take a rose leaf of five leaflets, the end leaflet will be the largest, the next pair of leaflets will be medium sized, and the final pair will be the smallest. Look at the tips of an ivy leaf; the end tip has the finest curves, and the best arrangement of plane, the next pair are not so elaborate, and the tips nearest to the petiole will have very simple curves and planes. So in the formation of a design, the best or most beautiful piece should be placed in the most important position, the other pieces all in due gradation. Lines or masses growing from the same point or line suggesting a common origin: the masses or lines need not, of course, come away from the line at right angles, but should suggest growth. Radiation of masses can be seen in the marguerite blossom, the pepper leaf, palms, leaves from the root of the freesia, parts of some shells, and in countless other objects. 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.
