The Encyclopedia of OrnamentPresents one hundred plates in color, comprising upwards of two thousand specimens of the various styles of ancient, oriental, and medieval art; including the Renaissance and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The subjects selected and arranged in historical order and in a form suitable for practical use, with explanatory text and a general introduction. Includes Assyrian, Ancient Greek, Etruscan, Greco-Roman, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Indian, Arabian, Byzantine, and Celtic ornamentation. |
