The World of Ornament

<p>Discover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of <strong>history’s most elegant patterns</strong> and ornamental designs.<br /><br /><em>The World of Ornament </em>brings together the two <strong>greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century</strong>: Auguste Racinet’s <em>L’Ornement polychrome</em> Volumes I and II (1875–1888) and Auguste Dupont-Auberville’s<em> L’Ornement des tissus</em> (1877) to provide one lavish source book spanning jewelry, tile, stained glass, illuminated manuscript, textile, and ceramic ornament.<br /><br /> Encompassing classical, <strong>Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and Middle Eastern</strong>, as well as <strong>European</strong> designs from medieval times through the 19th century, this compilation of cultures and aesthetics offers a <strong>primary reference for artists, historians, designers, and patternmakers</strong>, and anyone engaged in decorative design and impact.</p>