First published in 1842; this volume made an important contribution to the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival; during which English artists rediscovered decorative styles from their countrys medieval past. Few published sources of the Victorian era offered information on historic designs; and The Encyclopedia of Ornament was warmly received and widely praised for the meticulous rendering of its plates. Modern-day graphic artists and designers; art historians; and students of the history of style and decoration will likewise prize this extensive treasury of authentic designs.Arranged in chronological order; this richly illustrated compilation traces a long history of ornamentation: ironwork of the thirteenth century; painted tiles of the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries; wood carvings and panels of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; fifteenth-century ornamental drapery; sixteenth-century book bindings; designs for jewelry; plate; and other decorative items by Hans Holbein and his contemporaries; lace and needlework of the seventeenth century; and architectural ornaments and stained glass of various periods from English and French cathedrals.
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