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Teeming with tapestries, manuscript illuminations, carpets, and tiles, this far-reaching compendium brings together the two greatest 19th-century catalogues of ornament into one indispensable reference book. Encompassing designs from medieval times through to the 19th century, in styles as diverse as Egyptian, Etruscan, or Middle Eastern, this Bibliotheca Universalis edition is dedicated to decoration.
David Batterham
Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.19 kg, 824 pages
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Discover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of history’s most elegant patterns and ornamental designs.
The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Auguste Racinet’s L’Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875–1888) and Auguste Dupont-Auberville’s L’Ornement des tissus (1877) to provide one lavish source book spanning jewelry, tile, stained glass, illuminated manuscript, textile, and ceramic ornament.
Encompassing classical, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and Middle Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval times through the 19th century, this compilation of cultures and aesthetics offers a primary reference for artists, historians, designers, and patternmakers, and anyone engaged in decorative design and impact.
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.
The World of Ornament
David Batterham
Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.19 kg, 824 pages
这本影响深远的手册将19世纪最**的两本装饰目录合二为一，变成了一本必不可少的参考书。书中充满了挂毯、手抄本彩饰、地毯和瓷砖。这个“Bibliotheca Universalis”版本以装饰为主题，涵盖了从中世纪一直到19世纪的设计，风格多种多样，有埃及风、伊特鲁利亚风，以及中东风。
David Batterham
精装本，14x19.5厘米，1.19公斤，824页
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在这本汇集了历史上最雅致的图案和装饰设计的手册中发现数不清的装饰创意。
《图样世界》将19世纪最**的两本百科全书似的图案集合二为一——Auguste Racinet的《彩色装饰一、二册》（1875年–1888年）和Auguste Dupont-Auberville的《织物装饰》（1877年），变成了一本涵盖珠宝、瓷砖、彩色玻璃、彩饰手抄本、织物和陶瓷装饰的奢华原始资料集。
这部包含多种文化和美学的合集为艺术家、历史学家、设计师和图案设计师，以及所有从事装饰设计和受装饰影响的人提供了一本非常重要的参考书。除了从中世纪一直到19世纪的欧洲设计，本书还涵盖了古典、埃及、希腊、罗马、伊特鲁利亚、亚洲和中东的设计。
作者介绍
David Batterham从1965年开始一直在伦敦从事古籍的销售。他专营与平面艺术、装饰、时尚和漫画相关的书籍和杂志，其中以法国和西班牙的作品为主。
《图样世界》
David Batterham
精装本，14x19.5厘米，1.19公斤，824页
