INDEX.

Alternation in Ornament, [24].
America, Depraved Artistic Taste in, [104].
Anthemion; a Greek Decorative Device, [9].
Arabian Metal-work, [137].
Arch used in Furniture, [51], [52].
Art may be Degrading, [2];
aims at producing Repose, [63];
the Object of, [144].
Art-knowledge, The Value of, [2].
Baptism, Symbol of, in Gothic Art, [12].
Beauty in Decoration, [16], [17].
Bed-room, Decoration for a, [15].
Birmingham Ware, [144], [145], [152].
Black, a Neutral in Decorative Work, [45].
Buhl-work, [64].
Buildings, Decoration of, [73], et seq.
Byzantine Ornament, [11].
Cabinet, Construction of a, [61].
Calico, Patterns on, [107].
Carpets, Art-qualities and Patterns of, [94], et seq.;
Different Sorts of, [94], [95];
Foreign-made, [102], [103];
how they should be laid down, [105];
the Conditions which Govern the Application of Ornament to, [106].
Carving, when to be used, [61], [62].
Casting in Metal, [136].
Casting, the least Artistic Mode of Treating Iron, [147].
Ceilings, Decoration of, [75], et seq.;
Various, worthy of Study, [82];
with Painted Pictures Objectionable, [82].
Celtic Ornament, [25].
Chair-coverings, [72].
Chairs, Construction of, [52-57].
Character of the Designer shown by his Work, [163].
Chinese Enamels, [143].
Chinese Harmony of Colour, [48].
Chinese Ornament, [11].
Christian Art, [11], [12].
Clay as a Material for Art-purposes, [117], et seq.
Colour—in Decoration, [30], et seq.;
Contrast in, [32], [33];
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary, [32];
Harmony in, [33], [39], et seq.;
Qualities of, [33], [34];
Analytical Tables of, [34];
Teachings of Experience in regard to, [34], [45];
Proportions in which Colours Harmonise, [34], [35], [36];
Pure, and Pigments, [37], [38];
Permanence of, [38], note;
Shades, Tints, and Hues, [39];
Works on, referred to, [49];
for Stained Windows, [154], et seq.
Colouring Metals. See Skidmore, Mr.
Colour-top, the, [48], and note.
Copper Vessels Inlaid with Silver, [142].
Cornices, Colouring of, [93].
Couches, [57], et seq.
Curtain Materials, [107], et seq.
Curves, most Beautiful when most Subtle, [23].
Damascene Work, [139].
Damask Table-linen, Patterns on, [107], [108], [109].
Damask Wall-coverings. See Silk Wall Damasks.
Decanters, what they should be, [129].
Decoration should be in keeping with Architecture, [73], [74], [75].
Design and Ornament, Redgrave on, [50].
Dining-room, Decoration for a, [14].
Dining-tables, Mr. Eastlake on Telescopic, [66], [67].
Distemper Colours for Wall Decoration, [83].
Doric Column, The, [9].
Drawing-room, Decoration for a, [15].
Dress, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, [90].
Patterns for Ladies', [112].
Earthen Vessels, Decoration of, [125], [126], [127].
Eastlake, Mr., on Household Art, referred to, [52], and note.
Ecclesiastical Metal-workers, [144], [145].
Egyptian Architecture, [8].
Egyptian Coloured Glass, [153].
Egyptian Drawing, Peculiarity of, [5].
Egyptian Ornament, [4-8].
Embroidery on Cotton, Indian, [114].
Enamelling in Metal-work, [143].
England, Architectural Buildings in, [11];
House Decoration in, [30], [31].
European Influence Injurious to Eastern Art, [161].
Excess in Upholstery, [70].
Fabrics, Patterns Suitable for Woven, [107], et seq.
Finish, its Value Over-estimated, [120].
Folds, Ornamentation of Fabrics to be seen in, [112], et seq.
French Errors of Taste in Furniture, [65].
Furniture, Decorative Principles applied to, [50], et seq.;
What is Required to make it an Object of Art, [50];
Material used for, [51];
Truthful Construction of, [59], [65], et seq.;
Proportion and Enrichment of, [61], [63].
Glass, as a Material for Art-purposes, [118], [127], et seq.;
Vessels, Various, [130], et seq.;
Vessels, Coloured, [131], [132];
Cutting of, [132];
Engraving of, [133]; Ornamentation of, [133];
Stained, [153], et seq.
Gold, a Neutral in Decorative Work, [44], [45].
Gold and Silver, Works in, [136].
Gothic Architecture, Modern, [74].
Gothic Furniture, Falsely Constructed, [66].
Gothic Ornament, [12].
Granite Imitated, Objected to, [89].
Greek Coloured Glass, [153].
Greek Ornament, [9], [10], [11].
Greek Vessels, [121].
Grotesque. See Humour.
Handles of Vessels, [138], [139], [140].
Hardware, Art in Connection with, [144], et seq.
Harmony of Colour. See Colour.
Historical Inquiry Necessary to the Understanding of Decoration, [4].
Humour in Ornament, [24-29];
Chinese and Japanese, [25], [27], [28].
Imitations of Marbles and Granites, [89].
Indian Art Injured by European Influence, [161].
Indian Fabrics, [48], note.
Indian Fabrics, Mr. Redgrave on, [115], [116].
Indian Metal-work, [142].
Indian Work in regard to Colouring, [47].
Inlaying as a means of Enriching Works of Furniture, [63].
Irish Crosses, Numerous Ornaments on, [25].
Iron, as an Art-material, [142].
Iron, how Wrought, [147].
Iron, Metals that may be Associated with, [151].
Iron-castings of Berlin, [136].
Iron-work, Ornamental, [147], et seq.;
must Manifest a True Constructive Principle, [148];
Colouring of, [152].
Italian Metal-work, [142].
Japan, Deterioration in the Art-works of, [161].
Japanese Art, [11].
Japanese Colouring, [48].
Japanese Earthenware, [120].
Japanese Enamels, [142], [143].
Japanese Metal-work, [142].
Jewels in Metal-work, [143].
Joists in Ceilings, how they should be Treated, [79].
Labour Necessary to Success in Art, [4], [31].
Library, Decoration for a, [15].
Lotus in Egyptian Design, [5], [6].
Marble Imitated, Objected to, [89].
Mediæval Metal-workers, [144], [145].
Mental Effects produced by Decorative Forms, [14].
Moorish Ornament, [11].
Muslin, Patterns on, [107].
Natural Forms in Carpet Patterns, [96], [97], [98].
Niello-work applied to Metals, [143].
Norman Architecture, [11].
Novelty Wanted in Carpet Patterns, [105].
Oil-colour "Flatted" for Wall Decoration, [83].
Order, a Principle in Ornament, [23].
Ormolu Ornaments, [64].
Ornament and Architecture Inseparable, [13].
Papered Walls. See Wall Papers.
Papyrus in Egyptian Architecture, [8].
Persian Ornament, [11].
Picture Frames, [72].
Pigments. See Colour.
Plants as Ornaments, How to Treat, [24].
Plaques of Stone or Earthenware applied to Works of Furniture, [63], [64].
Pottery, Art in, [117], et seq.
Power an Art-principle, [17].
Precious Materials in the Form of Art-works, [117], [118].
Preface, v., vi.
Pretence in Art-decoration, [157-159].
Proportion must be Subtle, [23].
Purpose, Adaptation to, Taught by Plants, [21].
Renaissance Ornament, [13].
Repetition of Parts in Ornament, [23].
Roman Ornament, [11].
Shams in Decoration, [89].
Silk, Patterns on, [107].
Silk Wall Damasks, [114].
Silversmiths' Work, [135], et seq.
Skidmore, Mr., and his Theory of Colouring Metals, [152].
Sofa-coverings, [70], [72].
South Kensington Museum, [48], note.
Spouts of Vessels, [139], et seq.
Stools, [53].
Study of Art-decoration, how it should be carried on, [14], [160], [161], [162].
Styles of Architecture, [73].
Sugar-basin, its Form, [138].
Surface Decoration, [73], et seq.
Symbols in Christian Art, [12].
Table-covers, The Borders of, [109], [111].
Taste of the Uneducated, [15].
Trinity, Symbols of the, in Gothic Art, [12].
Truth an Art-principle, [15], [16], [89], [158], [159].
Utility must Govern the Production and Application of Ornament, [17-22], [145].
Utility in Architecture, [20].
Utility Professor George Wilson on, [19], [20].
Utility Various Writers on, [20].
Vehicles for Art, The Best, the least Costly, [3].
Veneering, [69].
Venetian Glass, [130], [131].
Vessels, Primitive, [120].
Wall Decorations, [83], et seq.
Wall Papers, [87], [90], et seq.
Walls should be Unobtrusive, [90].
Water-vessels, Egyptian and Greek, [121-124].
White a Neutral in Decorative Work, [45].
Window-hangings, [69], [70], [108].
Windows, [69], [70];
the Object of, [153];
how they should be Treated, [153].
Wine-bottles, Forms of, [128].
"Winged Globe," in Egyptian Design, [7].
Woods and their Relative Strength, [51].
Workmen; their Study of Decorative Laws, [1].
" Advice to, [164].
Wrought-iron, its Qualities, [147], [148].