Handbook of Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive) [Paperback]

Franz Sales Meyer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Pictorial Archive | Publication Date: June 1, 1957

This excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains over 3,000 examples ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and Romans through the Victorians. Among the many different kinds of objects depicted are fine line drawings of chairs, thrones, crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture, and scores of objects used in everyday life. 3002 black-and-white illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1957)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486203026
• ISBN-13: 978-0486203027
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable Ornamental Design Resource, January 14, 2004

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This review is from: Handbook of Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

Not only does this book contain a huge assortment of extremely clean and scannable examples of ornamental designs from different periods and cultures, but also provides diagrams and information you can use to create your own original designs in a given style. This may be the last book I buy (except newer copies of THIS book!) on ornamental design.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An artist's secret resource!, April 9, 2006

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This review is from: Handbook of Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

This book has been in print since 1888! Yes, it's that good! It's a bound version of an earlier work that was a folio. Forty years ago, my art teacher showed me his copy. I went out and got one. It's still on the shelves, but price has risen. It a collection of drawings from many sources: Cathedrals, Estates, Chateau, public buildings, museums and their contents! All collected before the Franco-Prussian war. Many things that no longer exist in this world. If you wish to depict life in the dark ages, the renaissance, Atlantis, Troy, the enlightenment, Hyboria, Byzantium, Rome, Carthage, etc., YOU NEED THIS BOOK!!!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars handbook of ornament, June 12, 2000

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This review is from: Handbook of Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

I have used this book for years for picture frame design. This book has a great general over look of ornament styles.The chapters are object types witch help in reasearch for design decisions.I seem to ware out a book about every 4 years.I recoment this book for design ornamentation problems.