Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament

Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament by Auguste Racinet. Published by Dover Publications Inc, New York, NY, 1989. Republication. Paperback. No DJ. Folio (up to 15'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. 128 Pgs. ISBN 0486260968. LCCN 89-11969. All 120 plates from ''L'Ornement Polychrome,'' Series II. The first paperback publication of a classic reference work on the decorative ornament of the major cultures of the world. Here, reprinted in large format an in full color from the original are over 1500 copyright-free decorative motifs embodying the finest, most characteristic achievement of a great cavalcade of artists and artisans, from the jewelry makers of ancient Egypt to the tapestry weavers of 18th century France. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 15868.