A Manual of Historic Ornament
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Decoration & Ornament, General Art, Art History
| Author: | Richard Glazier | ISBN: | 9780486149363 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | July 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Glazier |
| ISBN: | 9780486149363 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Publication: | July 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications |
| Language: | English |
Exceptionally comprehensive, easy-to-use guide surveys the evolution of historic ornament in architecture and the applied arts — from primitive ornaments of Oceania, Egypt, and Assyria to a Gothic doorway in Amiens, the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici, and a classic early-19th-century sofa by Thomas Hope. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations. 16 plates of photographs.
Exceptionally comprehensive, easy-to-use guide surveys the evolution of historic ornament in architecture and the applied arts — from primitive ornaments of Oceania, Egypt, and Assyria to a Gothic doorway in Amiens, the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici, and a classic early-19th-century sofa by Thomas Hope. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations. 16 plates of photographs.
