Racinet's Historic Ornament in Full Color
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Though he himself was a distinguished painter and illustrator, Albert-Charles-August Racinet (1825–1893) is best remembered for two monumental color-plate publications he edited: Le Costume historique (Historic Costume) and L'Ornement polychrome (Color Ornament).
L'Ornement polychrome, a visual record in color of ornament and decorative arts from all over the world and throughout history to the end of the 18th century, eventually included 220 plates. The first 100 plates (Series I) appeared in ten installments between 1869 and 1873. A first edition of 5000 copies in volume form was published shortly after the completion of the installments, a second edition appearing as early as 1875.
This edition contains all the plates from Series I, with brief new English captions that summarize the French text. The copious material, ranging from Europe to Oceania and from ancient Egypt to just before 1800, is derived from architecture, painting, woodwork, metalwork, leatherwork, textiles, and many other art forms. Racinet's often-repeated purpose in publishing these decorative masterpieces was the encouragement and improvement of the arts of his own day, not only so-called fine arts but also the commercial arts involved in the designing and selling of manufactured goods. Dover's reissue of the plates, recognizing their perennial value and appeal, naturally is meant to serve the same purpose. Racinet's breadth of insight and catholicity of taste, truly enlightening for his day, give his selection a welcome variety and a consistently high standard of excellence; while the consummate skill of his artistic fellow workers and of his printer/publisher, the celebrated Firmin-Didot company, make these plates true works of art in their own right.
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Racinet's Historic Ornament in Full Color - Auguste Racinet
DOVER PICTORIAL ARCHIVE SERIES
AMERICAN INDIAN DESIGN AND DECORATION, Leroy Appleton. (22704-9)
DESIGNS AND PATTERNS FROM HISTORIC ORNAMENT, W. and G. Audsley. (21931-3)
VICTORIAN SOURCEBOOK OF MEDIEVAL DECORATION: WITH 166 FULL-COLOR DESIGNS, W. and G. Audsley (26834-9)
SNOW CRYSTALS, W.A. Bentley and W.J. Humphreys. (20287-9)
EMPIRE STYLE DESIGNS AND ORNAMENTS, Joseph Beunat. (22984-X)
ARABIC GEOMETRICAL PATTERN AND DESIGN, J. Bourgoin. (22924-6)
DESIGNS AND PATTERNS FOR EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN, Briggs Company. (23030-9)
VICTORIAN FRAMES, BORDERS AND CUTS, Bruce’s Son & Co. (23320-0)
ADVERTISING SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES: 1,593 CUTS, Leslie Cabarga (ed.). (26098-4)
1,337 SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES, Leslie Cabarga and Marcie Cabarga (eds.). (27232-X)
MARBLEIZED PAPER PATTERNS IN FULL COLOR, Lauren Clark. (27220-6)
AMERICAN FOLK ART DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, Joseph D’Addetta. (24717-1)
3,800 EARLY ADVERTISING CUTS, Deberny Type Foundry. (26658-3)
PERSIAN DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND Craftsmen, Ali Dowlatshahi. (23815-6)
DESIGN MOTIFS OF ANCIENT Mexico, Jorge Enciso. (20084-1)
TREASURY OF HISTORIC PATTERN AND DESIGN, J. Engelhorn. (26274-X)
HERALDIC CRESTS: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE OF 4,424 DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, James Fairbairn. (27713-5)
HISTORIC TEXTILE PATTERNS IN FULL COLOR: 212 ILLUSTRATIONS, Friedrich Fischbach. (27074-2)
HERALDRY: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, Arthur Fox-Davies. (26906-X)
A TREASURY OF FLOWER DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS, EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN, Susan Gaber. (24096-7)
CARTOUCHES AND DECORATIVE SMALL FRAMES, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. (23122-4)
VICTORIAN STENCILS FOR DESIGN AND