By the word pattern-design, of which I have undertaken to speak to you to-night, I mean the ornamentation of a surface by work that is not imitative or historical, at any rate, not principally or essentially so.
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Some hints on pattern-designing
by William Morris
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April 14, 2010 | History
This is a lecture delivered by William Morris at the Working Men's College, London, on December 10, 1881.
Publish Date
1899
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Longmans
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Decoration and ornament, Dressmaking, Pattern designPeople
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Some hints on pattern designing
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"By the word pattern-design, of which I have undertaken to speak to you to-night, I mean the ornamentation of a surface by work that is not imitative or historical, at any rate, not principally or essentially so."
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Page 1,
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Give an artist a piece of paper, & say to him "I want a design," and he must ask you, "What for? What's to be done with it?" And if you can't tell him, well, I dare not venture to mention the name which his irritation will give you.
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"Enjoying Morris' ruminations, still holding true after all this time."
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| April 14, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
| February 18, 2010 | Edited by 76.212.9.177 | First sentence, transcribed from the scan. |
| October 15, 2009 | Edited by WorkBot | add edition to work page |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Internet Archive item record. |