The encyclopedia of ornament

Description:

Presents one hundred plates in color, comprising upwards of two thousand specimens of the various styles of ancient, oriental, and medieval art; including the Renaissance and the seventeenth and eigtheenth centuries. The subjects selected and arranged in historical order and in a form suitable for practical use, with explanatory text and a general introduction.

subjects: Decoration and ornament,  Color in design,  Color in art,  Color decoration and ornament,  Decorative arts