A Manual of Historic Ornament (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

Exceptionally comprehensive, easy-to-use guide surveys the evolution of historic ornament in architecture and the applied arts - from primitive ornaments of Oceania, Egypt, and Assyria to a Gothic doorway in Amiens, the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici, and a classic early-19th-century sofa by Thomas Hope. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations. 16 plates of photographs.;DOVER BOOKS ON FINE ART; Title Page; Copyright Page; NOTE TO THE FIFTH EDITION; PREFACE TO FOURTH EDITION; PREFACE; Table of Contents; Part I -- The History and Development of Architecture & Ornament; PRIMITIVE ORNAMENT; ORNAMENT OF OCEANIA; EGYPTIAN ORNAMENT; ASSYRIAN ORNAMENT; GREEK ARCHITECTURE; GREEK ORNAMENT; ROMAN ARCHITECTURE; ROMAN ORNAMENT; POMPEIAN ORNAMENT; BYZANTINE ORNAMENT; ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE & ORNAMENT; CELTIC ORNAMENT; SCANDINAVIAN ORNAMENT; NORMAN & GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE; CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORMAN PERIOD; EARLY ENGLISH OR LANCET PERIOD; DECORATED OR GEOMETRIC PERIOD. DOVER BOOKS ON FINE ART Title Page Copyright Page NOTE TO THE FIFTH EDITION PREFACE TO FOURTH EDITION PREFACE Table of Contents Part I -- The History and Development of Architecture & Ornament PRIMITIVE ORNAMENT ORNAMENT OF OCEANIA EGYPTIAN ORNAMENT ASSYRIAN ORNAMENT GREEK ARCHITECTURE GREEK ORNAMENT ROMAN ARCHITECTURE ROMAN ORNAMENT POMPEIAN ORNAMENT BYZANTINE ORNAMENT ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE & ORNAMENT CELTIC ORNAMENT SCANDINAVIAN ORNAMENT NORMAN & GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORMAN PERIOD EARLY ENGLISH OR LANCET PERIOD DECORATED OR GEOMETRIC PERIOD. PERPENDICULARITALIAN GOTHIC NORMAN ORNAMENT EARLY GOTHIC ORNAMENT DECORATED GOTHIC ORNAMENT PERPENDICULAR GOTHIC FRENCH GOTHIC ORNAMENT BENASCENCE ARCHITECTURE & ORNAMENT IN ITALY FRENCH RENASCENCE ENGLISH RENASCENCE MOHAMMEDAN ORNAMENT PERSIAN ORNAMENT INDIAN ORNAMENT CHINESE ORNAMENT JAPANESE ORNAMENT THE ARCHITECTURAL CAPITAL PART II -- The Applied Arts MOSAICS GREEK CERAMICS CERAMICS MAIOLICA TERRA COTTA GLASS STAINED GLASS NAMELS OLD AND SILVER WROUGHT IRON-WORK BRONZES PIERCED, CHASED, & ENGRAVED METAL-WORK HERALDIC ORNAMENT BRASSES AND INCISED SLABS. DECORATIVE FURNITUREWOOD CARVING IVORIES BOOKBINDINGS ENGRAVED & PRINTED ORNAMENT TEXTILE FABRICS EMBROIDERY & LACE ILLUMINATED MSS. PEASANT ART FRETS PRINTED INITIAL LETTERS TERMS USED IN ORNAMENTAL ART INDEX.