he relationship to things
to each other.

HEADBAND--The horizontal strip of decoration used to ornament or to set
off a type page.

INDIAN (Art)--That of the East Indies or India, which have several
styles, all oriental in character. American Indian art was manifested in
geometric ornament, raw colors, and crude representation of animate
forms.

INITIAL LETTER--A large letter, unornamented or decoratively designed,
used to mark the beginning of a chapter, an important change in the
text, or to decorate a single mass of type.

JAPANESE (Design)--Derived from the Chinese and usually commercialized
in its application. Of chief interest to printers in the arrangement and
rendering of wood-block prints.

MAHOMETANS--Followers of the Prophet Mahomet, including Arabian, Indian,
Moorish, Persian, and other nations.

MASS--One of the main portions of a design, readily distinguished and
having some unity in itself, yet remaining in proper relationship to the
whole scheme.

MATERIALS OF DESIGN--Masses, dots, and lines which compose the completed
design.

MOTIF--The original source for a decorative scheme or element.

NATURAL FORMS--Motifs of design chosen from nature, either animate or
inanimate.

NATURALISTIC (Design)--The direct imitation of forms taken from nature,
retaining as much as possible of their original shape, color, etc.

OPTICAL ILLUSION--An error, normal to the average eye, in the perception
of certain lines, angles, and spaces. Recognized by the designers of
type and of typography.

ORNAMENT--Similar to decoration.

PERSIAN (Art)--Covered by the period from about 550 B.C. to 330 B.C.
Derived from Assyrian art but strongly influenced by the Greek.

POINT OF BALANCE--The point, unindicated in the finished design, upon
which the various attractions of the design are balanced in appearance.

PROPORTION--The comparative relationship between the various elements in
a design.

RENAISSANCE--The period of art activity in the 14th and 15th centuries
in Italy. A revival of the classic arts but developed and enriched
beyond former heights.

RHYTHM--Movement, characterized by the regular recurrence of accent or
motion.

ROMAN (Design)--A transplanted development of Greek design, influenced
by Roman habits and character. More realistic in the treatment of
natural forms than the Greek.

SHAPE--The contour or appearance of an area.

SCANDINAVIAN (Design)--That of the nations Denmark, Norway, and Sweden,