Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive) - Softcover

Book 91 of 270: Dover Pictorial Archive

Berliner, Rudolf

 
9780486460178: Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0486460177 ISBN 13: 9780486460178
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Dancing beasts of myth and legend, thick foliage that appears to live and breathe, reclining figures engulfed by symbols of fate ― this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century decorative elements offers up a dizzying array of designs steeped in fantasy. A marvel of history and art! 127 black-and-white illustrations.

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About the Author

Rudolph Berliner (1886-1967) was an art historian and a curator of fine arts at the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration and the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. He also taught museum studies at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts.

Synopsis

Featuring beasts of myth and legend, this book contains 127 black-and-white illustrations.

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Publisher
Dover Publications Inc
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0486460177
ISBN 13 
9780486460178
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
80