Decorative & Applied Arts, Decoration & Ornament
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L'Art du brodeurL'Art du brodeurCe seroit une partie dhistoire longue & curieuse, que celle des progrs & des variations du Luxe chez les diffrentes Nations; il suffit, je pense, pour lobjet prsent, de rechercher lorigine de la Broderie: les Livres Saints & lHistoire me la prsentent...
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South Kensington Museum art handbooks no. 2Ivories Ancient and MediævalThese Handbooks are reprints of the dissertations prefixed to the large catalogues of the chief divisions of works of art in the Museum at South Kensington; arranged and so far abridged as to bring each into a portable shape. The Lords...
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Douris and the Painters of Greek VasesDouris and the Painters of Greek VasesThe translator of M. Pottiers monograph on Douris has kindly asked me to write, by way of preface, a few words on the relation of Greek vase-painting to Greek literature and to Greek mythology. I do this with...
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The Spanish seriesThe Spanish Royal TapestriesIn point of size, scope and general interest, this little book is perhaps the least considerable of the score of volumes comprised in The Spanish Series, but the collection would have lacked something of the completeness I have endeavoured to secure...
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The armourer and his craft from the 11th to the 16th centuryThe armourer and his craft from the XIth to the XVIth centuryI do not propose, in this work, to consider the history or development of defensive armour, for this has been more or less fully discussed in works which deal with the subject from...
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The Book of the Bayeux TapestryThe Book of the Bayeux Tapestry - Presenting the Complete Work in a Series of Colour FacsimilesAt Bayeux in Normandy, a little town as old perhaps as our race and older certainly than our records and our religion, there is to be seen in...
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Illustrated History of Furniture, fifth edIllustrated History of Furniture, fifth ed. - From the Earliest to the Present TimeN the following pages the Author has placed before the reader an account of the changes in the design of Decorative Furniture and Woodwork, from the earliest period of which we...
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Bobbins of BelgiumBobbins of Belgium - A book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villagesLace is a tissue composed of mesh and flowers (pattern), or either one alone, produced with a needle and single thread, or with several threads manipulated by means of bobbins. It is...
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The Principles of OrnamentThe Principles of OrnamentIn the preface to the first edition of this book, I stated that the contents consisted of a series of class lectures given to art students. These lectures were not originally intended for publication. I was, however, strongly advised to publish...
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Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2)Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornamentThis work is a continuation of the former volume on the subject of Historic Ornament, and treats of the historical development of ornament and decoration as illustrated in furniture, pottery, enamels,...
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Shapes of Greek VasesShapes of Greek VasesThe appreciation of beautiful form, with the ability to create it, which was characteristic of the Greek people, is nowhere better illustrated than in the shapes of their pottery. These vasesthe jars, dishes, and cups made for household and religious usewere...
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Historic Ornament, Vol. 1 (of 2)Historic Ornament, Vol. 1 (of 2) - Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornamentThe comprehensive nature of the subject of this work renders it impossible to deal with its various divisions and sub-divisions, except in a very condensed manner, within the limits of a...
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An Attempt to Explain the Origin and Meaning of the Early Interlaced Ornamentation Found on the Sculptured Stones of Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of ManAn Attempt to Explain the Origin and Meaning of the Early Interlaced Ornamentation Found on the Sculptured Stones of Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of ManAny reasonable and honest attempt to explain the origin of the singularly elegant interlaced ornamentation, familiar to archologists as...
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The Alfred Jewel: An Historical EssayThe Alfred Jewel: An Historical Essay IT is full fifty years since I began to contemplate the Alfred Jewel with a wonder and curiosity which became a habit. At length, in the latter half of that period, the vague attitude of enquiry began to...
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Scarabs: An Introduction to the Study of Egyptian Seals and Signet RingsScarabs: An Introduction to the Study of Egyptian Seals and Signet RingsThere are few small objects of antiquity which present themselves so often to the travellers notice in Egypt, as the little seals of stone, pottery and other material, carved in various forms and...
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Ye Magick Mirrour of Old JapanYe Magick Mirrour of Old JapanIN old Japan the mirror occupies a peculiarly important place. Travellers in that land of strange arts and quaint customs tell us of mirror-worship as one of its forms of primitive religion. In old Japan the mirror is not,...
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Colour Decoration of ArchitectureColour Decoration of ArchitectureThis book is written with the view that it may be of practical service to the decorator, student and craftsman, who may be engaged in the practice and art of colour decoration, as applied to the interiors and exteriors of public...
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Chats on Old SilverChats on Old SilverThe study of old silver usually begins when the inquiring possessor of family plate sets himself the task of ascertaining the date and the probable value of some piece long in his family and possibly lately bequeathed to him. With old...
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Handbooks of the great craftsmenThe Ivory Workers of the Middle AgesThis little book can do no more than humbly touch the fringe of a large subject; but if it leads the reader to a further study of this beautiful craft, it will have amply fulfilled its duty. I...
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The Silversmith in Eighteenth-Century WilliamsburgThe Silversmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg - An Account of His Life & Times, & of His CraftThrough many years before the Revolution and for a time early in the war, James Craig and James Geddy the younger were probably Williamsburgs foremost craftsmen in the...
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