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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.
Title: The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts
City: Leipzig
Date: 1915
Total items: 44
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-ancient-greek-mosaic-borders-1-corner-q75-244x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia
One corner of a gold-on-black border for a mural, with urns and pineapples. [more...] [$]
![[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-frame-1-black-and-gold-full-q75-140x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.
I made this decorative border, or full-page frame, gold on a black background, from one corner, for use in scrapbooking, Web design, or general publishing. [more...] [$]
![[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 2: Eleusius]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-ancient-greek-mosaic-borders-2-corner-q75-245x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 2: Eleusius]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 2: Eleusius
One corner of a mosaic floor, with a border of interlocking circles. It might make an interesting design element in a Web page or scrap book, perhaps faded out [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 3: Temple Floor]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-ancient-greek-border-floor-3-edge-164x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 3: Temple Floor]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 3: Temple Floor
A part of an Ancient greek mosaic floor in Sicily, uprooted and taken to the museum of the Court of Biscari. [more...] [$]
![[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 5: Temple Floor pattern]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-ancient-greek-border-floor-5-edge-q85-166x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 5: Temple Floor pattern]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 5: Temple Floor pattern
A part of an Ancient greek mosaic floor in Sicily, uprooted and taken to the museum of the Court of Biscari. [$]
![[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 9: Hexagons]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-ancient-greek-mosaic-borders-9-hexagons-q75-238x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 9: Hexagons]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 9: Hexagons
Figs. 3 – 9. Fragments of floors from Sicily, partly in the Museum of the Court of Biscari (Hittorf, Restitution du temple d’Empédocle). [more...] [$]
![[picture: 38. Byzantine marble floor-mosaics.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/038-byzantine-marble-floor-mosaic-q75-147x200.jpg "[picture: 38. Byzantine marble floor-mosaics.]")
38. Byzantine marble floor-mosaics.
Figs. 1 – 7 and 12. Marble floors in St. MArk’s in Venice (Hessemer, Arabische und altchristliche Bauverzierungen). Figs. 8 – 11 and 13 – 15. Marble floors in St. Sophia’s in Constantinople (Salzenberg, Altchristliche Baudenkmale in Konstantinopel). [more...] [$]
![[picture: 104. Dutch Ceramic Tiles]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-q80-144x200.jpg "[picture: 104. Dutch Ceramic Tiles]")
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 1]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-01-q75-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 1]")
This small tile picture shows a building with a steep foor and a round tower next to a tree; there seems to be a sailing boat in the background. The picture is enclosed in a [...]plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 2]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-02-q75-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 2]")
This small tile picture features a floral design. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 3]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-03-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 3]")
This small tile picture features a leaf curled round a border. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
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