The encyclopedia of ornament
by Auguste Racinet , Albert Racinet
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First published: 1988
2 languages
ISBN: 1851701362
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.
