The Grammar of Ornament - A Visual Reference of Form and Colour in Architecture and the Decorative Arts - The complete and unabridged full-color edition (Hardcover, The Complete And Unabridged Full-Color)

The complete and unabridged full-color edition First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809-1874), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color. Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in Europe, the Middle East, and in his native London, where he studied objects on display at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 and at local museums. His aim was to improve the quality of Western design by changing the habits of Victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sources. Jones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from Maori tattoos, Egyptian columns, and Greek borders to Byzantine mosaic, Indian embroidery, and Elizabethan carvings. At once splendidly Victorian and insistently modern, The Grammar of Ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook today.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Owen Jones
Dimensions:	235 x 197 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	496
Edition:	The Complete And Unabridged Full-Color
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-17206-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General
LSN:	0-691-17206-4
Barcode:	9780691172064

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