The Grammar of Ornament: a visual reference of form and colour in architecture and decorative arts/ Owen Jones
By: Jones, Owen.
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TextPublisher: East Sussex, United Kingdom Ivy Press 2016Description: 496 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781782403319.Subject(s): 21.83 history of ornament | Art and Design | Decoration and ornament Victorian styleSummary: First published in 1856, 'The Grammar of Ornament' remains a design classic. As Owen Jones, its creator, admired the array of ornament he encountered on his global travels, so his distaste grew for mongrel design which married unrelated styles with a messy end effect. The result was the 'Grammar'. Each illustration is allotted its place within a cultural context and illuminated in this new edition by a contemporary commentary. 0Iain Zaczek, who has contributed the new commentaries, is an art historian who has written widely on the history of design
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First published in 1856, 'The Grammar of Ornament' remains a design classic. As Owen Jones, its creator, admired the array of ornament he encountered on his global travels, so his distaste grew for mongrel design which married unrelated styles with a messy end effect. The result was the 'Grammar'. Each illustration is allotted its place within a cultural context and illuminated in this new edition by a contemporary commentary. 0Iain Zaczek, who has contributed the new commentaries, is an art historian who has written widely on the history of design