One of the great anthologies of historic ornament and design. A veritable treasure chest of royalty-free images, arranged chronologically: Roman architecture and sculpture, Byzantine embroidery, and illuminated manuscripts; Italian glass painting, pottery, and French tapestries from the Renaissance; mosaic floors, painted plasterwork, and metal ornaments. Over 1,500 color and black-and-white illustrations. Unabridged republication of Ornamental Treasures.
Racinet’s Historic Ornament in Full Color by Auguste Racinet The 19th-century French illustrator's classic reference to the decorative ornament of history's major cultures; over 2,000 royalty-free motifs in 100 beautiful full-color plates.
Historic Ornament : A Pictorial Archive by C. B. Griesbach 900 fine examples from Ancient Egypt to 1800, human figures, animals, floral motifs, architectural flourishes, much more, in numerous styles.
Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer This excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains 3,000 examples ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and Romans through the Victorians: chairs, thrones, crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture, and more.
The Styles of Ornament by Alexander Speltz Largest collection of decorated artifacts, all in line; prehistoric, Egyptian, Islamic, Baroque, Victorian, other areas, times. 3,700 illustrations.
Treasury of Byzantine Ornament: 255 Motifs from St. Mark's and Ravenna by Arne Dehli Fine line drawings derived from 6th- and 7th-century Italian architecture depict perforated marble panels, elaborate stone mosaics for floors and ceilings, and many other interior and exterior adornments.
A Manual of Historic Ornament by Richard Glazier Hundreds of detailed illustrations depict painted pilasters from Pompeii, early Gothic stone carvings, a detail from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral, more. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations, 16 plates of photographs.
