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In architecture
and decorative art, ornament is a decoration used to embellish parts of
a building or object. Architectural ornament can be carved from stone,
wood or precious metals, formed with plaster or clay, or impressed
onto a surface as applied ornament; in other applied arts the main
material of the object, or a different one may be used. A wide variety
of decorative styles and motifs have been developed for architecture
and the applied arts, including pottery, furniture, metalwork,
textiles, wallpaper and other objects.
Decoration and
ornament has been evident in civilizations since the beginning of
recorded history, ranging from Ancient Egypt to the apparent lack of
ornament of 20th century Modernist architecture. From the 15th to the
early 20th century, a number of textbooks and illustrative "pattern
books" were published in Europe which gave access to decorative elements
recorded from cultures all over the world.
Collected together on DVD, in digital format for the first time we have 17 stunning examples of such texts.
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A fascinating source of reference for artists, designers or anyone interested in the history of ornamental design!
Included are the following:
A Handbook Of Ornament - F Meyer (1917)
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A Manual Of Historic Ornament - R Glazer (1899)
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Suggestions in Design - J Leighton (1881)
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A Textbook On Ornamental Design (1911)
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Ancient & Modern Ornament - W Helburn (1887) [3 plates missing]
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Historic Ornament - A Treatise Volumes I & II - J Ward (1909)
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Historic Ornament, Elements of Ornament, Practical Design, Applied Design (1904)
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Ornament - H Bossert (1924)
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Outlines of Historic Ornament - G R Redgrave (1884)
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Styles of Ornament - A Speltz (1923)
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Analysis of Ornament; The Characteristics of Styles - R N Wornum (1856)
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Historic Styles of Ornament - H Dolmetsch (1898)
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A History of Ornament; Volume 1 Ancient & Medieval & Volume 2 Renaissance & Modern- A D F Hamlin (1916)
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The Grammar of Ornament - Owen Jones (1910)
This
masterpiece of 19th-century color printing, includes thousands of
examples of ornamental motifs and designs accross 100 stunning color
plates. Amongst the designs featured are exquisite Greek and Roman
borders and mosaics, Celtic designs taken from manuscripts, motifs from
medieval paintings and stained glass, floral patterns from Chinese
porcelain and much more.
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LARGER PREVIEW:
Examples of Chinese Ornament - Owen Jones (1867)
Another example of Jones' stunning work - also features 100 color plates:
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ALSO INCLUDED, ALL 220 COLOR PLATES IN HIGH RESOLUTION JPEG FORMAT FROM AUGUSTE RACINET'S 19TH CENTURY MASTERPIECE..
L'ORNEMENT POLYCHROME
This
reference work “created to render major services to our industrial
arts” brought the archeological art and polychromy of the past to the
architects, artists and decorators of his time. It was published in two
volumes; the first 100 plates were published in ten installments
between 1869 and 1873. The second volume containing 120 plates was
published between 1885 and 1887. Under the artistic direction of
Racinet, many of the periods most distinguished commercial artists
contributed to the creation of the plates.
Each image measures approx 3272 x 2314 pixels and has a resolution of 300 dpi.
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~ABOUT THE DVD~
These are ELECTRONIC BOOKS.
You will receive 1 x data DVD containing 17 pdf e-books as stated
above plus one folder containing 220 jpeg page images from L'Ornement
Polychrome.
The books
are in pdf format which means that you will need to have Adobe Reader
installed on your computer to read them. If you dont have this, you can
download it FREE from the Adobe website. If you don't understand this, please contact me prior to purchase.
This is a data DVD for computer use (requires DVD-Rom or DVD-RW drive). It WILL NOT WORK in a CD-Rom drive or the DVD player connected to your TV.
*MAC USERS*
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disc has an auto-run menu feature which may be incompatible with Mac
computers. I cannot guarantee that a disc including this menu will
function in any way on any Mac computer. If you would like a disc
without the menu feature I can provide this (menu is for cosmetic
purposes only - content will be identical), please leave a note with
your purchase. If in doubt, please contact me prior to purchase.
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