The Grammar of Ornament: Illustrated by Examples from Various Styles of Ornament - Hardcover

Jones, Owen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0442241755 ISBN 13: 9780442241759

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1972

Synopsis

First published in 1856, this re-issue includes the complete text and fine artworks from the original book. All styles of ornamental decoration are covered: Egyptian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Indian, Chinese. It also contains the Manifesto of Design that inspired design greats like William Morris.

About this title

From the Publisher

Imaged from the Cary Collection of the Rochester Institute of Technology

About the Author

Owen Jones was an architect and designer who taught at the South Kensington School of Design, London, during the 1850s and served as joint architect of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The following year he was appointed Director of Decorations for the new Crystal Palace exhibition in Sydenham, south London. The Grammar of Ornament, his legacy to designers, quickly acquired the status of a classic. He died in 1874. Iain Zaczek, who has contributed the commentaries, is an art historian who graduated from Wadham College, Oxford University, and the Courtauld Institute, London. He has written on a wide variety of topics, but his special interest is in nineteenth-century art. He is the author of The Essential William Morris, The Essential Art Deco, and The Art of Illuminated Manuscripts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0442241755
• ISBN 13: 9780442241759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 157