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Excerpt from The Characteristics of Styles: An Introduction to the Study of the History of Ornamental Art
The accompanying Sketch, however, is not published as a report of the Lectures referred to: it is simply a concise abstract of their substance, and is intended only as an introductory aid for the Student, to enable him to make profitable use of the works in the Library, in furtherance of an earnest study of Ornamental Art.
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