Line and Form (1900)

by Walter Crane

• Egyptian sculpture, [192], [194]-[196].
• Emotion, linear expression of, [18]-[21].
• Emphasis, [54];
  • value of, [56];
  • effects of different emphasis, [f038], [f039], [f040];
  • in relief of form, [180].
• Equivalents in form, value of, [95], [f057].
• Extension in design, [126]-[131].

• Figure composition, [160];
  • expression of repose and action in, [f090].
• Figure design, relief in, [204]-[207];
  • graphic and decorative treatment of, [f114].
• Figure designs, controlled by geometric boundaries, [152]-[156].
• Flaxman's Homer, designs from, [f015].
• Flowers,
  • lines of characterization in design of, [12], [13];
  • forms controlled by inclosing boundaries, [110]-[112].
• Foliage, principles of structure in, [143]-[146].
• Form, its relation to line, [27];
  • importance of knowledge of, [31];
  • choice of, [73], [79];
  • elementary forms and their relation to forms in nature and art, [73]-[77];
  • grouping of, [83]-[87];
  • analogies of, [89]-[91];
  • typical forms of ornament, [92]-[95];
  • equivalents in, [95], [f057];
  • variation of allied forms, [103];
  • governed by shape of inclosing boundary, [f063b], [106], [f066];
  • relief of, [165], et seq.;
  • expression of, by light and shade, [205], [f112].
• Frieze, origin of the, [113], [133];
  • and field, [133]-[135];
  • use of the, [236];
  • treatment of, [240].
• Fruit forms, treatment of, [f054], [89].

• Gems, engraved, [200].
• Geometric forms, elementary, [73];
  • structural plans in surface design, [128]-[133].
• Ghirlandajo, [226].
• Giotto, "Chastity," [f119].
• Gozzoli, Benozzo, [226].
• Graphic aim, the, in drawing, [29]-[31], [205], [208]-[211].
• Grouping of forms, [83]-[87].

• Holbein, "The Ambassadors," [f137].
• Human figure, use of the,
  • in design, [104]-[107];
  • decorative spacing of
  • within geometric boundaries, [105]-[106], [107];
  • governed by inclosing boundaries, [110], [f066];
  • principles of line in, [f081a].

• Indian ornament, typical, [212], [216];
  • printed cotton designs, [246], [f130].
• Inlay work, choice of forms for, [81]-[83].

• Japanese method of drawing with the brush, [10], [68];
  • diagonal pattern, [f053];
  • colour prints, [266].

• Keene, Charles, [190].

• Landscape, expression of storm and calm in, [158], [f089].
• Lead pencil, [70].
• Letters, formation of, [4];
  • Dürer's method, [f005a].
• Line, methods of drawing in, [6]-[12];
  • quality of, [12]-[14];
  • the language of, [23];
  • comparison of style in, [24];
  • scale of degrees and qualities of, [24], [25];
  • its relation to form, [27];
  • question and answer in, [35], [f025];
  • recurring, [f031], [f032];
  • radiating principle of, [46]-[50];
  • range and use of, [47]-[49];
  • choice of, [51];
  • degree and emphasis of, [54];
  • influence of technical conditions on, [58]-[62];
  • controlling influence of, as a boundary of design, [106], [108]-[113];
  • value of recurring, [119]-[124];
  • combinations of, [139];
  • principles of structural and ornamental line, [140]-[145];
  • selection of, [f117a], [f117b].
• Linear expression, of movement, [15], [16], [17];
  • of textures and surfaces, [18], [19];
  • of emotion, [19], [20], [f015];
  • scale of, [21];
  • power of, [158], [160];
  • of fur and feathers, [208], [f113].
• Linear motives and pattern bases, simple, [109]-[111].
• Lippi, Filippino, study of drapery by, [f101].
• Lorenzo di Credi, [226].
• Lysicrates, monument of, [133].

• Madox Brown, Ford, mural painting at Manchester, [226], [227];
  • "Christ washing Peter's feet," [280], [f142].
• Mantling, treatment of, [170]-[173].
• Medals, [200], [f110].
• Memory, importance of, in design, [39].
• Michael Angelo, ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, [225].
• Modelling, principle of relief in, [192].
• Montague, mantling from Garter plate of, [f094b].
• Morris, William, tapestry of, [236], [240].
• Movement, linear expression of, [15]-[17];
  • lines of, in a procession, [f091a];
  • in a dancing figure, [f117a];
  • in water, [f118b].
• Mural decoration, [224], [225];
  • diagram of systems of line governing, [f121];
  • scale in, [230];
  • choice of line and form in, [236].

• Nauplia, Gulf of, coast and mountain lines, [f004], [f118a].
• Nerva, Forum of, [192], [f105].
• Nuremberg, ceiling in the Castle of, [136], [137].