You might be interested in looking at and reading parts of The Grammar of Ornament. In particular some of the “principles” he spells out. I’ll link that page be

You might be interested in looking at and reading parts of The Grammar of Ornament. In particular some of the “principles” he spells out. I’ll link that page below. “True beauty results from that repose which the mind feels when the eye, the intellect, and the affections, are satisfied from the absence of any want.” https://archive.org/details/grammarornament00Jone/page/n13 https://archive.org/details/grammarornament00Jone/page/n13 The book’s evaluation of leaves and nature at the end is also relevant.