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A manual of historic ornament / by Richard Glazier.
Series: Dover pictorial archive seriesPublication details: Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2002.Edition: Dover edDescription: 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0486421481 (pbk.) :
- Historic ornament
- NK1175 .G5 2002
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | NK 1175 .G5 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 640995 |
Originally published: 6th ed. New York : Dover Publications ; London : B.T. Batsford, 1948.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-181) and index.
Exceptionally comprehensive, easy-to-use guide surveys the evolution of historic ornament in architecture and the applied arts--from primitive ornaments of Oceania, Egypt, and Assyria to a Gothic doorway in Amiens, the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici, and a classic early-nineteenth-century sofa by Thomas Hope. Hundreds of the author's line illustrations depict designs typical of many periods of style. Unabridged reprint of the 6th edition (1948) of A Manual of Historic Ornament, originally published in 1899 by B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London. Over 700 b/w illustrations. 16 plates of photographs.
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