Grammar of Ornament

Grammar of Ornament

EnglishHardback
Jones, Owen
Princeton University Press
EAN: 9780691172064
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A complete and unabridged full-color edition of the classic sourcebook on ornamental design

First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809–1874), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color. Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in Europe, the Middle East, and in his native London, where he studied objects on display at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 and at local museums. His aim was to improve the quality of Western design by changing the habits of Victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sources.

Jones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from Maori tattoos, Egyptian columns, and Greek borders to Byzantine mosaic, Indian embroidery, and Elizabethan carvings. At once splendidly Victorian and insistently modern, The Grammar of Ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook today.

EAN 9780691172064
ISBN 0691172064
Binding Hardback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Publication date July 26, 2016
Pages 496
Language English
Dimensions 235 x 197
Country United States
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Jones, Owen
Illustrations 2,370 color illus.
Edition The complete and unabridged full-color