The World of Ornament

by David Batterham

Book Overview

Discover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of history's most elegant patterns and ornamental designs.

The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Auguste Racinet's L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875-1888) and Auguste Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus (1877) to provide one lavish source book spanning jewelry,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836556251
• ISBN13: 9783836556255
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 824 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.7" x 7.9"