"This Dover edition, first published in 2001, is an unabridged republication of the book originally published c. 1842-1846 under the title Verzierungen f r Architectur, Zimmerdecoration und Eleganz by E.H. Schroeder, Berlin"--T.p. verso.

This handsome treasury of more than 320 ornamental plasterwork designs will delight today's artists, illustrators, and anyone interested in the interior decor of bygone days. Selected from an extremely rare 19th-century sourcebook, published in Berlin for architects and interior decorators, the strikingly decorative designs display a wealth of floral and foliated sprays, elegant stylized motifs incorporating avian creatures nestled amid floral garlands, frames and borders comprised of elegant scrollwork and lush foliage, mythical animals and human faces, and a host of other ornamental motifs. Painstakingly reproduced in this permission-free collection, these attractive designs will not only serve as a source of inspiration but will also be welcomed by anyone working in the decorative arts.