Pattern: A Study of Ornament in Western Europe from 1180 to 1900 (Vol. 2 only)

Evans, Joan

Published by Oxford At Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1931

About this Item

1931. xv, 249pp. B&W plates. Volume II only - Renaissance to 1900. Contents include: The New Age - The Italian Renaissance, French Classicism, Italian Baroque, Le Grand Monarque; The Far East - The Far East, Exotic styles; Les Amateurs - The picturesque, Rocaille; The return to antiquity - The Grand Tour, Rome and Greece; The return to nature - Rousseau, Flowers, L'Art Nouveau; The romance of the past - The Gothic Revival, Gothic Romance, Eclectic Archaeology; The Age of Theory - Philosophy and Industrialism, and Envoi; et.al. Book has gilt titles to spine and gilt decorations to upper board. Mild fading to spine and slight wear to corners. Some rub marks and browning to rear endpapers; otherwise in VG condition with no inscriptions. This is a heavy book and extra postage is required for non-UK customers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pattern: A Study of Ornament in Western Europe from 1180 to 1900 (Vol. 2 only)
• Publisher: Oxford At Clarendon Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1931
• Binding: Original Navy Cloth Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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