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David Batterham
Hardcover, 2 vols. with keycard
in slipcase, 24 x 31.6 cm, 712
pages
New edition, only $ 59.99
Original edition $ 200

History's most beautiful patterns

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The World of Ornament

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A compendium of historys most elegant and beautiful patterns and ornamental

designs at your fingertipsfor perusal or download anytime, in high-resolution
format. The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic
collections of ornament of the 19th century: Racinets LOrnement
polychrome Volumes I and II (1875-1888) and Dupont-Aubervilles
LOrnement des tissus (1877). Adapted from historical items dating from
antiquity, including jewelry, tiles, stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, textiles
and ceramics, these ornamental designs encompass a wide range of cultural and
esthetic motifs and patternsincluding classical Egyptian, Greek, Roman,
Etruscan, Asian and middle-Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval
times through the 19th century.
Artists, historians, and art lovers will appreciate this lavish source and idea book,
and interior designers and patternmakers will be delighted that all of the
ornamental designs may be used and reproduced without restriction!
Includes exclusive access to image database: high-resolution images of
all individual ornaments downloadable for unrestricted use!
The author:
David Batterham has been an antiquarian bookseller in London since 1965. He
specializes in books and journals on the graphic arts, ornament, fashion, and
caricature with an emphasis on work from France and Spain.

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"The World of Ornament brings together the two

greatest encyclopaedic collections of ornament of the
19th century: Racinets LOrnement polychrome
Volumes I and II and Dupont-Aubervilles
LOrnement des tissus. Adapted from historical items
dating from antiquity, including jewellery, tiles,
stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, textiles and
ceramics, these ornamental designs encompass a
wide range of cultural and aesthetic motifs and
patterns... Not only is this the perfect source book
packed full of printed patterny ideas but you also get
access to an exclusive image database where you can
download these (hi-res) images and use them for
whatever you like without restriction. How cool is
that?"
Proper Magazine, Stockport, United Kingdom