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Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York, Munn and Co
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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ation in the accom-plished work with each mediumwill be perceptible. By the mannerin which the materials are used,there will be demonstrated certainindividual idiosyncrasies. Whileeach laborer may be struggling forthe same end, evidences of a diver-sity of thought and opinion willappear. The realist will, withhonest purpose, render formapparently without light. The ton-alist, in the popular method of theday, produces light without vibra-tion, while the impressionist, withhis well-defined scheme, partiallysolves the science of vibration andthe effect of light upon form. Marine mosaic holds the samerelation to the art of glass decora-tion that impressionism does to theart of painting, in supplying a con-ception of vibration and scintilla-tion in transparent work foundlacking in stained-glass decoration,which in a degree the impressionisthas rendered in painting. The claim of a new art is notmade for marine mosaic, for thetruth of the popular adage, Thereis nothing new under the sun, ex-
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Decorative Window Made of Sea-shells and Stones of materials, there is created imag-inary action in a forcible and im-pressive manner. Atmospheric effects are obtainedby the use of irregular bits of ma-terial, and prospective is derivedfrom gradation of size and density,with the same quality of color. By the use of a succession ofundertones of primary colors witha plating above, a prismatic in-fluence secures refraction which isutilized to serve as a truthful rep-resentation of reflection. Foliage, dense or light, is pro-duced in a similar manner, butwithout the use of undertones.Much of the same scientificmethods are applied to the produc-tion of landscape, when, with aknowledge of the colors possessed,pebbles, stones and shells are soplaced side by side and combinedas to give a general aspect ofnature. Again, the under-life ofthe water is pictorially shown bythe use of Crustacea of the naturaldwellers of the sea, such as thecrab, scallop and similar mollusca,which are made to appear

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