The Sense of Order: A Study in the Psychology of Decorative Art

by E.H. Gombrich

Book Overview

"Ninth volume of the Wrightsman lectures, which are delivered annually under the auspices of the New York University Institute of Fine Arts"--T.p. verso.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801411432
• ISBN13: 9780801411434
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

much more than art history, a basic for designers, students and profesionals

I use this book in my classroom to explain not only the development of the ornament in all cultures, but to go deep further in the analisys and exploration of the basic elements of design. Mainly an author regarded in the art history circles, this book of Gombrich would be an excelent companion for all design students, fashion, graphic or any branch you came from. it is also a charming and full of fun facts to read. if you get it you would discover reading for many time justa little part and coming back continously for fresh references and inspiration.

Great Gombrich, again

Another great book by Gombrich, this one is particularly inclusive of many theories of his that have been brought up in other books, yet his reflections on art, nature, psychology, the brain and how we see and think, as well as decorative development throughout history is marvelous. As usual, not a book you sit down to read in one sitting...one you come back to time and time again. A must for the serious artist's library.