The World of Ornament
TASCHEN 25—Special edition!
History's most beautiful patterns—all available on an image database!
A compendium of history's most elegant and beautiful patterns and ornamental designs at your fingertips—for perusal or download anytime, in high-resolution format. World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Racinet's L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875-1888) and Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus (1877). Adapted from historical items dating from antiquity, including jewelry, tiles, stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, textiles and ceramics, these ornamental designs encompass a wide range of cultural and esthetic motifs and patterns—including classical Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and middle-Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval times through the 19th century.
Artists, historians, and art lovers will appreciate this lavish source and idea book, and interior designers and patternmakers will be delighted that all of the ornamental designs may be used and reproduced without restriction!
Includes exclusive access to image database: high-resolution images of all individual ornaments downloadable for unrestricted use!
About the author:
David Batterham has been an antiquarian bookseller in London since 1965. He specializes in books and journals on the graphic arts, ornament, fashion, and caricature with an emphasis on work from France and Spain.
  Exclusive content: Unlimited access to online image library: over 4000 high-resolution scans of ornamental designs and patterns downloadable. Download sample! |
 New! The World of Ornament
Racinet, Auguste / Dupont-Auberville, M. / Batterham, David
Hardcover, slipcase + image database, 25.2 x 38.2 cm (9.9 x 15 in.), 528 pages $ 70.00 |
- Reviews (63 items)
"Canny publisher TASCHEN is adept at repackaging out-of-copyright material and has combined two similar French encyclopaedias into one bumper volume. With each non-Western culture presented as a timeless unity, the structure feels 'so last century'; but the sheer profusion, from Moorish arabesques to Neoclassical stripes, is inspiring."
World of Interiors, London, United Kingdom
World of Interiors, London, United Kingdom
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