The World of Ornament - (Bibliotheca Universalis) by David Batterham (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Teeming with tapestries, manuscript illuminations, carpets, and tiles, this far-reaching compendium brings together the two greatest 19th-century catalogues of ornament into one indispensable reference book. Encompassing designs from medieval times through to the 19th century, in styles as diverse as Egyptian, Etruscan, or Middle Eastern, this...<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Discover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of history's most elegant patterns and ornamental designs.</p><p>The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Auguste Racinet's L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875-1888) and Auguste Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus (1877) to provide one lavish source book spanning jewelry, tile, stained glass, illuminated manuscript, textile, and ceramic ornament.</p><p>Encompassing classical, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and Middle Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval times through the 19th century, this compilation of cultures and aesthetics offers a primary reference for artists, historians, designers, and patternmakers, and anyone engaged in decorative design and impact.</p><p></p><p>About the series</p><p>Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"...a magnificent encyclopedia of adornment."-- "The Wall Street Journal"<br><br>"...an invaluable source book that presents beautiful patterns dating from antiquity to the 19th century."-- "Elle Decoration"<br>
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