The Grammar of Ornament: Illustrated By Examples From Various Styles of Ornament

Jones, Owen

ISBN 10: 0442241755 / ISBN 13: 9780442241759

Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full red cloth cover with gilt decoration. First published in 1856. Illustrated with 112 full page, very lavish plates plus other designs, almost all in full color. Large book, 13.25" tall x 9.25" wide. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear and small tears. Contents include: Ornament of 'Savage Tribes', Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, that of Greece, Pompeii, Rome, Byzantium, Islam, Turkey, Moorish Spain, India, China, Celtic Europe, the Middle Ages, the Italian Renissance, Elizabethean England, Hindoo, Baroque Italy and 'Nature'. 3. Seller Inventory # 159305

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Review: 'Beautiful and informative and truly global in outlook, this is a fascinating collection of diverse designs from around the world' --The Designer Magazine (July 2008)

'For 100 years this would still be one of the few unpotronising references to what was called until very recently ethnographic, or more dismissively, primitive art. That alone makes this amazing book one (remembering Alkan's misadventure) to die for.' --The Royal Academy Magazine

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Grammar of Ornament: Illustrated By ...
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Oversize Hardback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good