Designs and Patterns from Historic Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Language: English
Published by Dover Publications, 1968
- Softcover
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GOOD - Majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing and no tearing. No pages are missing. GOOD - Very minimal damage to cover (to include scuff marks and/or creases but no holes or tears) LIKE NEW / VERY GOOD - No text or writing on the pages or in the margins LIKE NEW / VERY GOOD - No underlining or highlighting of text VERY GOOD - Zero to Limited corner dings and/or curled corners All items shipped Monday - Friday, fast shipping! Proceeds support the Sierra Vista Public Library.
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- Title
- Designs and Patterns from Historic Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive)
- Author
- Audsley, W. and G.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Publication year
- 1968
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0486219313
- ISBN 13
- 9780486219318
- Series
- Book 166 of 270: Dover Pictorial Archive
The 60 plates contain over 250 large-scale line drawings, mostly executed by the authors. The designs and patterns shown are derived from architectural decorative motifs, textile designs, patterns from ceramics, etc. A brief text specifies sources for many of the designs, and captions identify national origin and often the original color schemes.
The illustrations include ancient Egyptian patterns from painted tomb ceilings, borders from Greek vases, Celtic designs, Japanese ornaments, Moorish decorations, eleventh-century Italian textile designs, and architectural elements from the cathedral of Notre-Dame and other buildings.
This partial list of contents gives an idea of the many styles of design reproduced in the book, and the applications to which the designs can be put. Commercial artists, architects, crafters, designers, scene designers, and others will find these pages a rich source of decorative designs.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover
This well-known book was prepared a century ago by two British architects, and its reputation has grown steadily since. The Audsleys' rendering of designs from a wide variety of sources are national traditions, and their excellent sense of space and proportion and their straightforward interpretations of these ornaments have made this collection among the most valuable of its kind.
The 60 plates contain over 250 large-scale line drawings, mostly executed by the authors. The designs and patterns shown are derived from architectural decorative motifs, textile designs, patterns from ceramics, etc. A brief text specifies sources for many of the designs, and captions identify national origin and often the original color schemes.
The illustrations include ancient Egyptian patterns from painted tomb ceilings, borders from Greek vases, Celtic designs, Japanese ornaments, Moorish decorations, eleventh-century Italian textile designs, and architectural elements from the cathedral of Notre-Dame and other buildings.
This partial list of contents gives an idea of the many styles of design reproduced in the book, and the applications to which the designs can be put. Commercial artists, architects, crafters, designers, scene designers, and others will find these pages a rich source of decorative designs.
Dover unabridged republication of the 1862 edition.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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