The grammar of ornament: a visual reference of form and colour in architecture and the decorative arts

First published in 1856, 'The Grammar of Ornament' remains a design classic. As Owen Jones, its creator, admired the array of ornament he encountered on his global travels, so his distaste grew for mongrel design which married unrelated styles with a messy end effect. The result was the &#...

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1. Verfasser: Jones, Owen 1809-1874 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewes Ivy Press 2016
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Zusammenfassung:First published in 1856, 'The Grammar of Ornament' remains a design classic. As Owen Jones, its creator, admired the array of ornament he encountered on his global travels, so his distaste grew for mongrel design which married unrelated styles with a messy end effect. The result was the 'Grammar'. Each illustration is allotted its place within a cultural context and illuminated in this new edition by a contemporary commentary. 0Iain Zaczek, who has contributed the new commentaries, is an art historian who has written widely on the history of design
Beschreibung:First published in 1856 by Day & Son, Lincoln's Inn Field, London
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