[Gutenberg 53373] • A Manual of Historic Ornament / Treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture and other applied arts. Prepared for the use of students and craftsmen
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- Authors
- Glazier, Richard
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Tags
- decoration and ornament , decorative arts -- history , decoration and ornament -- history , architectural -- history
- ISBN
- 9780486421483
- Date
- 1948-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 6.08 MB
- Lang
- en
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.