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Cloth, F. 2 volumes, xxxvi+179pp,xvi+249pp, b/w frontis, to each volume, grand total of 203pp of b/w plates showing 408 images, 27 text figs, index to volume II, a near fine set, just a hint of yellowing to the page edges towards the end of volume II, spines a little dulled, a handsome set. Ex Libris Jo Street with their attractive woodcut bookplate. Monumental history of the development of design & ornament, of form rather than function. From architectural details & mouldings in the Medieval period to ceramics in the 19th century. Covers the designs to be found on all manner of objects, from illuminated manuscripts to carved joinery, from embroidered tracery to plaster mouldings. 3600 grams. Seller Inventory # 35642
Title: Pattern - A Study Of Ornament In Western ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1931
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st edition.