FOBO - The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (page 1/5)

Some sample images

[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.

I made this decorative border, or full-page frame, gold on a black background, from one corner, for use in scrapbooking, Web design, or general publishing. [more...] [$]

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 3

This small tile picture features a leaf curled round a border. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 32

This small tile picture has a white leafy design on a dark red background, rather like tile 11 and tile 21. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 21

This small tile picture has a white leavy pattern with dots on a rich red background, rather like tile11, but with an acorn in the middle. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 25

This small tile picture has a floral-inspired red design on a cream background. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]

Some pictures from Das Farbige Ornament aller Historischen Stile by Alexander Speltz, Leipzig, 1915. This has been republished by Dover several times and by Portland House (Putnams) in 1988 as The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts.

I cannot find born/died dates for the author: the latest listed in the Library of Cnngress catalogue is 1915. However, the images themselves are all much older and are out of cpoyright.

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The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (page 1/5)

Some sample images

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