have much in common; and consequently many have supposed that our
Western artificial foliage is merely a very-much-conventionalized
version of natural foliage. The supposition is correct with regard to
Eastern Pattern work, but not in Western Architectural ornamentation.

A simple generalization may make this clear. The ordinary stock
foliage of the Ornamentist was evolved in connection with:

(In the West) (In the East)
ARCHITECTURE, TEXTILES,
as in Greece. as in Persia.

Hence the primary Elements of decoration were derived from:

(In the West) (In the East)
GEOMETRICAL LINES, NATURAL FLOWERS and LEAVES,
e.g. the meander, spiral, etc. e.g. the pine, pomegranate, etc.

Further, it may be observed that the Method of treating these Elements
has been different:

(In the West) (In the East)
The Geometrical lines The natural foliage was
were enriched by the introduction codified by the introduction
of the details of of Geometrical arrangement;
Natural vegetation; thus thus becoming
becoming gradually more gradually more
_naturalesque_. _artificial_.

An APPROXIMATION between the two treatments, sometimes appears; but