Line and Form is a treatise on art and design by Walter Crane, a prominent figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. It examines the principles of line, form, and decorative composition, offering guidance for artists and designers. It is worth listening to for its thoughtful reflections on visual design.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
Line & Form by Walter Crane LINE & FORM BY WALTER CRANE LONDON: G. BELL & SONS, LTD. First published, medium 8vo, 1900. Reprinted, crown 8vo, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1914. CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES In the original of this work, most pages are headed by a topic phrase, so that a topic can be located quickly by riffling the pages of the book. In this etext, the same topic phrases appear in right-aligned boxes near the text that begins that topic. Thus a topic can be found by scrolling the text and scanning the right margin. The many images of the original are inline here as grayscale graphics in PNG format, scaled to 480 or 512 pixels width. When an image has a pale-gray border, the reader can click on the image to open a higher-resolution version. In the original, the requirements of book design often caused the editors to place images some distance from the text that discussed them. In this etext some images are placed closer to the point where they are mentioned and
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