{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-ornament-owen-jones-9780691172064","title":"The Grammar of Ornament: A Visual Reference of Form and Colour in Architecture and the Decorative Arts - The Complete and Unabridged Full-Color","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete and unabridged full-color edition of the classic sourcebook on ornamental design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1856, \u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/i\u003e remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809-1874), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color. Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in Europe, the Middle East, and in his native London, where he studied objects on display at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 and at local museums. His aim was to improve the quality of Western design by changing the habits of Victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from Maori tattoos, Egyptian columns, and Greek borders to Byzantine mosaic, Indian embroidery, and Elizabethan carvings. At once splendidly Victorian and insistently modern, \u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Owen Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691172064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691172064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 8.10w x 1.60d","brand":"Owen Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050075287807,"sku":"9780691172064","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43627f42-552a-4f52-999f-09c37d7cac3e.jpg?v=1685005069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-grammar-of-ornament-owen-jones-9780691172064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}