The World Ornament Sourcebook

This remarkable compilation of more than 1500 decorative motifs depicts examples from early Greek, Roman, and Egyptian designs through those of the 19th century, including ornamentation derived from illuminated manuscripts, jewelry, tiles, weaponry, wall paintings, and other sources in Asia and Africa, Europe and the Americas. It is based on Auguste Racinet's two-volumeL'Ornement Polychrome, originally published in Paris in 1888 during a wave of renewed interest in classicism and the decorative arts, where Racinet's volumes became a valuable resource. The examples are reproduced here in color, with notations in English.

English

2011

512 Pages

22 x 30 cm