Handbook of ornament: a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches for practical as well as theoretical use
(2012)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486155265 (electronic bk.) MWT11605896, 0486155269 (electronic bk.) 11605896
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
This excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains over 3,000 examples ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and Romans through the Victorians. Among the many different kinds of objects depicted are fine line drawings of chairs, thrones, crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture, and scores of objects used in everyday life. 3002 black-and-white illustrations
Mode of access: World Wide Web