The Encyclopedia of Ornament - (Dover Pictorial Archive) by Henry Shaw (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Widely praised for the meticulous rendering of its plates, this 1842 compilation features a broad range of Gothic Revival decorations: architectural ornaments, stained glass, wood carvings, tapestry designs, and much more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>First published in 1842, this volume made an important contribution to the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival, during which English artists rediscovered decorative styles from their country's medieval past. Few published sources of the Victorian era offered information on historic designs, and <i>The Encyclopedia of Ornament</i> was warmly received and widely praised for the meticulous rendering of its plates. Modern-day graphic artists and designers, art historians, and students of the history of style and decoration will likewise prize this extensive treasury of authentic designs.<br>Arranged in chronological order, this richly illustrated compilation traces a long history of ornamentation: ironwork of the thirteenth century; painted tiles of the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries; wood carvings and panels of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; fifteenth-century ornamental drapery; sixteenth-century book bindings; designs for jewelry, plate, and other decorative items by Hans Holbein and his contemporaries; lace and needlework of the seventeenth century; and architectural ornaments and stained glass of various periods from English and French cathedrals.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>English engraver, illuminator, and antiquary Henry Shaw (1800-73) published several books on medieval architecture and ornamentation as well as other aspects of English art, history, and culture.
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